Ubuntu
gnome-utils package

can no longer lookup words via dictionary.org

Bug #664753 reported by Kim Cascone
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-utils (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gnome-utils

get the following error:
Error while looking up definition

Connection timeout for the dictionary server at 'dict.org:2628'

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-dictionary
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: gnome-utils 2.26.0-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-utils
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-19-generic i686

Revision history for this message
Kim Cascone (kim-anechoicmedia) wrote :
Brian Fuller (slink3r)
Changed in gnome-utils (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
Brian Fuller (slink3r)
Changed in gnome-utils (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → New
Revision history for this message
Andre Mangan (kyphi) wrote :

Dictionary currently does not work in Dapper Drake, Lucid Lynx and Maverick Meerkat, all on separate machines The front page of www.dict.org is unresponsive.

--- dict.org ping statistics ---
24 packets transmitted, 24 received, 0% packet loss, time 23270ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 259.380/262.062/274.929/2.988 ms

Revision history for this message
Andre Mangan (kyphi) wrote :

The dictionary server dict.org is up and running again.

Revision history for this message
Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

the issue was an internet server one, not one in the dictionary client it seems, closing the bug

Changed in gnome-utils (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Invalid
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