The EBNETD distribution is a series of servers which provide ways to access so-called "CD-ROM books" via TCP/IP, using EB Library. The CD-ROM books is a popular form to provide dictionaries and multimedia references in Japan. Various formats such as EB, EBG, EBXA, EBXA-C, S-EBXA and EPWING are supported. . ebnetd speaks EBNET protocol. With ebnetd, applications using EB Library can access CD-ROM books on a remote server on which ebnetd runs.
