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Err bitreich.org 70 hgit clone git://bitreich.org/gopher-tutorials/ git://enlrupgkhuxnvlhsf6lc3fziv5h2hhfrinws65d7roiv6bfj7d652fid.onion/gopher-tutorials/ URL:git://bitreich.org/gopher-tutorials/ git://enlrupgkhuxnvlhsf6lc3fziv5h2hhfrinws65d7roiv6bfj7d652fid.onion/gopher-tutorials/ bitreich.org 70 1Log /scm/gopher-tutorials/log.gph bitreich.org 70 1Files /scm/gopher-tutorials/files.gph bitreich.org 70 1Refs /scm/gopher-tutorials/refs.gph bitreich.org 70 1Tags /scm/gopher-tutorials/tag bitreich.org 70 i--- Err bitreich.org 70 1commit 62f8f5ffd669a974a985666a35e9477603e23b02 /scm/gopher-tutorials/commit/62f8f5ffd669a974a985666a35e9477603e23b02.gph bitreich.org 70 1parent 58cf4b88c986080868a330292971f1cc21bebffb /scm/gopher-tutorials/commit/58cf4b88c986080868a330292971f1cc21bebffb.gph bitreich.org 70 hAuthor: Solene Rapenne URL:mailto:solene@perso.pw bitreich.org 70 iDate: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:37:26 +0100 Err bitreich.org 70 i Err bitreich.org 70 iFixing typos Err bitreich.org 70 i Err bitreich.org 70 iDiffstat: Err bitreich.org 70 i M beginners.txt | 46 ++++++++++++++++---------------- Err bitreich.org 70 i Err bitreich.org 70 i1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) Err bitreich.org 70 i--- Err bitreich.org 70 1diff --git a/beginners.txt b/beginners.txt /scm/gopher-tutorials/file/beginners.txt.gph bitreich.org 70 i@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@ Err bitreich.org 70 i Hello dear reader, Err bitreich.org 70 i Err bitreich.org 70 i-if you have heard of gopher and you want to explore its space but that Err bitreich.org 70 i-you are lost about how to achieve this, this text is for you. We will Err bitreich.org 70 i-assume that you have no technical skill so everyone can read this. Err bitreich.org 70 i- Err bitreich.org 70 i-Gopher is the name of a protocol to share content like text, images or Err bitreich.org 70 i-any kind of file. A network protocol is a set of rules which allow to Err bitreich.org 70 i-create a common service for different people, everyone needing to Err bitreich.org 70 i-respect thoses rules to be able to communicate each other. Some Err bitreich.org 70 i-developpers will write "Clients" software for the end-user and others Err bitreich.org 70 i-developpers will write "Servers" software which will allow to publish Err bitreich.org 70 i-content. The Gopher protocol is so easy that anyone with basis of Err bitreich.org 70 i-computer science can write its own client or server, and being that Err bitreich.org 70 i-easy. Using Gopher implies to understand the protocol itself, but we Err bitreich.org 70 i-promise it's really easy. Err bitreich.org 70 i+if you have heard about gopher and want to explore its space but feel Err bitreich.org 70 i+lost about how to achieve that, this text is for you. We will assume Err bitreich.org 70 i+that you have no technical skill so everyone can read this. Err bitreich.org 70 i+ Err bitreich.org 70 i+Gopher is the name of a protocol for sharing text, images or any kind Err bitreich.org 70 i+of file. A network protocol is a set of rules which allow to create a Err bitreich.org 70 i+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+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+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 we gave to someone gopher content] looks like Err bitreich.org 70 i-another one. There is no way to customize a gopherhole apart from the Err bitreich.org 70 i-text. While this can look a bit harshe, this makes Gopher 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 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 is consistent. 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 informations if you want to get content. You will need a remote Err bitreich.org 70 i@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ the data type and a path to the data. The url looks like this : 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 made of differents lines, each line having a Err bitreich.org 70 i-type field to know what kind of data it lead to. It will allow you to Err bitreich.org 70 i-browse from menu to menu or from a menu to a content (image, text, Err bitreich.org 70 i-music...). 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@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ character. The fields are, in order : 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's the first character of the line we is contained inside the first 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 .