  libdict 1.0-pre
  ---------------

  libdict is a C library for interfacing with RFC 2229-compliant
dictionary servers.  It provides a simple and consistent API that allows
you to take advantage of a dict server without having to invest much
effort at all.

  1.0-pre is a preview of libdict-1.0.  No new functionality or changes
will be made from now until the release of 1.0.  Only bugfixes will be
incorporated.  This version is mostly a bugfix on 0.9, but it also
provides a new feature, a per-connection cache of DEFINE and MATCH
requests.  This cache is of configurable size and can be used to reduce or
altogether eliminate repeated requests to the dict server for the same
word.  The other thing you will likely notice is a general source cleanup
and Great Function Renaming - all exported functions now adhere to a
standard naming scheme of ld_*, whereas internal non-exported functions
begin _ld_* to avoid cluttering symbol space.

  I am confident that this version provides all the functionality most
developers will ever need for interfacing with dict servers.  The 1.x
series is guaranteed not to incorporate any compatibility-breaking
changes.  Any such changes will be held in wait until 2.0 is released.

  Now, a word on where things are going: libdict was written as an ends
toward a means.  Once 1.0 is released I will likely slow down development
on libdict to start working on a libdict-based project.  Of course I will
still be fixing bugs and incorporating patches should anyone submit one.
I know what I want to do for 2.0, but I do not want to commit myself to
something I don't know if I can deliver yet.

  You can find libdict 1.0-pre at:
  
  http://www.miranda.org/~sdyoung/libdict-1.0-pre.tar.gz
