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hAuthor: Solene Rapenne <solene@perso.pw>	URL:mailto:solene@perso.pw	bitreich.org	70
iDate:   Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:54:17 +0100	Err	bitreich.org	70
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iremoving too technical content	Err	bitreich.org	70
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1diff --git a/beginners.txt b/beginners.txt	/scm/gopher-tutorials/file/beginners.txt.gph	bitreich.org	70
i@@ -10,46 +10,34 @@ common service for different people, everyone needing to respect	Err	bitreich.org	70
i thoses rules to be able to communicate with each other. Some people	Err	bitreich.org	70
i writing code (called Developers) will write "Clients" software for the	Err	bitreich.org	70
i end-user and others developers will write "Servers" software which	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-will allow to publish content. The Gopher protocol is so simple that	Err	bitreich.org	70
i+will allow to publish content. The gopher protocol is so simple that	Err	bitreich.org	70
i anyone with basic knowledge of computer science can write its own	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-client or server easily. Using Gopher implies to understand the	Err	bitreich.org	70
i+client or server easily. Using gopher implies to understand the	Err	bitreich.org	70
i protocol itself, but we promise it's really easy.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i Gopher is an enjoyable way to browse informations. Every gopherhole	Err	bitreich.org	70
i [that is the name given to someone's gopher content] looks like	Err	bitreich.org	70
i another one. There is no way to customize a gopherhole display except	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-from the text. While this can look a bit harsh, this makes Gopher	Err	bitreich.org	70
i+from the text. While this can look a bit harsh, this makes gopher	Err	bitreich.org	70
i universal. If you know how to browse one gopherhole, you will know how	Err	bitreich.org	70
i to browse all others because the way to do it is consistent.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-So, let's speak about how Gopher works. First, Gopher requires 3	Err	bitreich.org	70
i+So, let's speak about how gopher works. First, gopher requires 3	Err	bitreich.org	70
i informations if you want to get content. You will need a remote	Err	bitreich.org	70
i address to connect to [it's called an hostname, like "floodgap.com"],	Err	bitreich.org	70
i the data type and a path to the data. The url looks like this :	Err	bitreich.org	70
i 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     gopher://hostname/type/path	Err	bitreich.org	70
i 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-The most important type is the type 1, which is the Gopher menu	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-type. A Gopher menu is an index made of differents lines, each line	Err	bitreich.org	70
i+The most important type is the type 1, which is the gopher menu	Err	bitreich.org	70
i+type. A gopher menu is an index made of differents lines, each line	Err	bitreich.org	70
i having a type field to know what kind of data it leads to. It will	Err	bitreich.org	70
i allow you to browse from menu to menu or from a menu to a content	Err	bitreich.org	70
i (image, text, music, archives...).	Err	bitreich.org	70
i 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-Each line of a menu contains 4 fields separated by a Tabulate	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-character. The fields are, in order :	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-1. text to display (with the first character being the type)	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-2. path to the content on the remote server	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-3. hostname of the remote server which contains the content	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-4. TCP Port[1] of the remote server (default is 70)	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-The tricky part is that the type of the line is not a separate field,	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-it is the first character of the line which is contained inside the first	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-field. Gopher clients usually hide it when displaying the text.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-Here is the list of the most used data types allowed on Gopher, the	Err	bitreich.org	70
i+Here is the list of the most used data types allowed on gopher, the	Err	bitreich.org	70
i complete list is defined in a document named RFC 1436 which defines	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-the Gopher protocol :	Err	bitreich.org	70
i+the gopher protocol :	Err	bitreich.org	70
i 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i - type i is a line of text in the menu, it's not a link	Err	bitreich.org	70
i - type 0 is a link to a text document 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i@@ -64,30 +52,6 @@ the Gopher protocol :	Err	bitreich.org	70
i Only the types menu and search can lead to another content. Asking	Err	bitreich.org	70
i another type will lead to downloading a file.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-When requesting a Gopher menu, the text transferred through the	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-network could be read as-this, without a Gopher client. When a server	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-responds a menu with a few entries, the raw content transmitted to the	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-client looks like this :	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-iText here, others fields are set with the null value        null        null        null	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-1Another gopher menu        /help/        floodgap.com        70	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-1The menu leading to this help        /tutorial/        bitreich.org        70	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-IA cut cat picture        /cute-cat.jpg        floodgap.com        70	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-The previous menu will display 4 lines, the first will be a text and	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-the others last 3 lines will be links to another content, as you may	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-have noticed, the server is not necesserarly the same for every	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-line. Gopher allows to go to another server from another in a	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-transparent manner. A Gopher client could render the previous menu	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-like this, allowing to select the lines using arrows on the keyboard :	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-      | Text here, others fields are set with the null value	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-MENU  | Another gopher menu	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-MENU  | The menu leading to this help	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-IMAGE | A cut cat picture	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-	Err	bitreich.org	70
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i-[1] : a TCP Port could be explained as a door on a server where a	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-      network service waits behind. You need to knock to the right	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-      door when you reach the server. Gopher waits by default	Err	bitreich.org	70
i-      behind the port 70.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i+Now that you are ready to browse the gopher space, we recommend you to	Err	bitreich.org	70
i+read the others tutorials about the gopher client software you would	Err	bitreich.org	70
i+like to use.	Err	bitreich.org	70
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