I agree, every modern server I saw have "about" node and many have "robots.txt" and "caps.txt".<br><br>I think you should consider writing your document in "RFC" format.<br><br>Many RFC only formalize use of techs like robots.txt.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/6/21 Nick Matavka <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:n.theodore.matavka.files@gmail.com" target="_blank">n.theodore.matavka.files@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On 21 June 2012 04:16, Christoph Lohmann <<a href="mailto:20h@r-36.net">20h@r-36.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> Greetings.<br>
><br>
> On Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:16:05 +0200 Nick Matavka <<a href="mailto:n.theodore.matavka.files@gmail.com">n.theodore.matavka.files@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Hello, world!<br>
>><br>
>> Having spent several weeks writing this, I believe that the draft RFC<br>
>> is just about ready to be published. Â Without further ado, allow me to<br>
>> present the new Gopher specification! Â Unless anyone says otherwise,<br>
>> this is what will get published.<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://piratepad.net/gopher" target="_blank">http://piratepad.net/gopher</a><br>
>> [snip ... too long signature]<br>
><br>
> I am against this draft:<br>
> 1.) The caps file shouldn't be in the *protocol* specification.<br>
> 2.) robots.txt shouldn't be in the *protocol* specification.<br>
> 3.) about.txt shouldn't be in the *protocol* specification.<br>
> 4.) The definition of the full stop termination of text files in<br>
> Â Â this draft does not solve anything. It can be sent as before<br>
> Â Â and clients have to take some magic to know if it is part of<br>
> Â Â the content or the transfer protocol.<br>
> 5.) Why is there a need to include the HTTP error codes? Item type<br>
> Â Â 3 and predefined strings should simplify it.<br>
> 6.) Who uses this TITLE stuff?<br>
> 7.) According to that draft proposal it is possible to have the<br>
> Â Â URL: redirections in every selector. This would create much<br>
>   confusion without the »h« item type in conjunction.<br>
> 8.) Servers still have to provide the redirection hack. This draft<br>
> Â Â does not solve anything there.<br>
> 9.) Why is there a definition of a redirect page? Why are people<br>
> Â Â restricted in it? Couldn't it just be avoided?<br>
><br>
> My  conclusion is, that with that draft in action gopher is nothing else<br>
> but a simplified HTTP with hacks and more unspecified behaviour.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Sincerely,<br>
><br>
> Christoph Lohmann<br>
><br>
><br>
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</div></div>If caps and robots shouldn't be in the protocol specification, where<br>
does one standardise such things? Â Several people actually<br>
Google-Doced that these things must be there.<br>
<br>
What I am seeking to do is take a snapshot of Gopher as currently<br>
used, and there's no question that caps and robots are currently used.<br>
<br>
If I were to implement your changes, there would be nothing left but<br>
effectively the 1991 version of gopher.<br>
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