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Back to the Maz World Gopher Root |
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Hello! If you're here, you're probably interested in setting up a gopher server, so here goes! |
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These instructions are for setting up a gopher server on Windows. |
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If you're looking for Unix/Linux, you're out of luck. Try Google. |
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Program Setup |
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First, you need to grab the server program. I use gopher cannon. (gopher.pcrpg.org) |
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Extract the zip somewhere, and then decide on a place to serve the files from. |
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I used c:\gopher\program for the program, and c:\gopher\files for the files. |
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You can use the sample site to get an idea of how to write the folder indicies. |
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In general, the basic Gopher format is as follows (replace the 1 with the type specifier): |
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1Name For Link<tab>Relative Path to Resource From Server Root<tab>Server Address<tab>Server Port |
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A list of object types can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_(protocol) (http://en.wikipedia.org) |
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Next you need to configure the server for your machine. Open the program.config file in Notepad |
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and change the hostname to your domain name, and the root folder to where your files are. |
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Firewall Configuration |
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Now you need to add an exception to your firewall. I'll give instructions for Windows Firewall. |
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For any other firewall program, open up TCP port 70. |
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For Windows firewall, go to Control Panel and open up Windows Firewall. |
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In xp: Click on allow a program through Windows Firewall, and add TCP port 70. |
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In Vista/7: Click on advanced settings. Under view and create firewall rules, |
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click inbound rules and add a rule for TCP port 70. |
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Now you should be all set to start serving Gopher! If your computer is behind a router, or |
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if you wish to install the server as a Windows Service, read on. |
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Configuring Gopher Cannon for use behind a Router |
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Log in to your router (typically http://192.168.1.1). Your user manual may help. |
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Look for NAT, Port Forwarding, Virtual Server, or something similar. Create a new rule |
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forwarding TCP port 70 to TCP port 70 on your server's ip address. You can find your server's ip address |
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by opening command prompt, typing ipconfig hitting enter, and then scrolling up to the top to see the output. |
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Save your configuration and you should be good to go. |
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Installing Gopher Cannon as a Windows Service |
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Download srvany. It's a small program needed to run Gopher cannon as a service. |
application/octet-stream |
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Save it to where you have the gopher program files. Open a command prompt (in Vista/7 as administrator). |
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Type 'sc create "Gopher Cannon" binPath= "fullpathtosrvany" start= auto'(minus the single quotes) substituting |
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the full path to the srvany.exe file instead of fullpathtosrvany. Hit enter. It should tell you it completed |
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successfully. Now open up the Registry Editor. You can do so by hitting the Windows key and r.Type regedit |
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in the box and hit enter. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Gopher Cannon. |
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Create a new key called Parameters. In this new key, create a string called Application. For the value |
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use the full path to the Gopher Cannon.exe file. Close out of regedit. Now, if you are using Windows Vista/7, |
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open up the Services Control Panel. Hit the windows key and r and type services.msc in the box and hit enter. |
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Scroll down to Interactive Services Detection, double click it and change the startup type to disabled. |
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This stops a nagging window when Gopher Cannon is running in the background. |
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Click ok, reboot, and you should be golden! |
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