Re: Web Translation Service for CRM

Anthony Sasso (anthony.sasso_at_nwa.com)
Mon, 12 Jan 98 11:35:22 PST


Neil and others: Did anyone else catch the significance of "babelfish" in the translation URL? I believe it is in reference to the babelfish in the trilogy "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams. Just wondering...

Tony Sasso (still alive, but working my tail off...)

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> Good Morning CRMers!
>
> The Internet is a never-ending source of wonder for me. There are so
> many people doing things which make it easier to share information.
>
> This weekend, I have found a service that does instant translations in
> both directions between English and French, Spanish, Portugese, and
> German. To use this service, go to the below address, enter the URL
> (address) of the web page you wish to translate, select the language
> pair, and click on "Translate".
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> http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/translate?
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> I must admit that my mastery of foreign languages is very low, so I
> would greatly appreciate if some of our bi-lingual members would give
> this service a try. Please let me know what you think of it. If this
> is a worthwhile feature, we will modify the CRM Developers web site to
> provide translated versions of the pages available with a single click
> on a link.
>
> Best regards,
> Neil Krey
> neilkrey_at_mail.airmail.net
> http://web2.airmail.net/neilkrey/
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