[gopher] PyGopherd - PYG and executable help

Cameron Kaiser spectre at floodgap.com
Mon Jul 4 18:21:15 UTC 2011


> > If the reason for the http/gopher gateway is the lack of native gopher
> > support in the browser, I would think such a gateway would have to
> > recive its input on port 80 and as such is a part of the httpd stack
> > and not of the gopherd.
> 
> shouldn't such a gateway rather redirect the user to the specific
> Overbit* project or a short text, which describes how to use the
> Gopherspace? Showing just the content will not generate any learn-
> ing effect.

I agree wholeheartedly. I think part of continuing to run Gopher servers
is to educate a population that has forgotten how to use them.

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