Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list gopher); Thu, 28 Aug 2003 09:15:12 -0500 (CDT) Return-Path: <papalazarus@f2s.com> X-Original-To: gopher@complete.org Delivered-To: gopher@complete.org Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gesundheit.complete.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4371118320AB for <gopher@complete.org>; Thu, 28 Aug 2003 09:15:10 -0500 (CDT) Received: from server0027.freedom2surf.net (server0027.freedom2surf.net [194.106.33.36]) (using TLSv1 with cipher EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA (168/168 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by gesundheit.complete.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7684B1832090 for <gopher@complete.org>; Thu, 28 Aug 2003 09:15:08 -0500 (CDT) Received: from KITCHEN ([195.137.30.34]) by server0027.freedom2surf.net (8.12.6/8.12.6/Debian-7) with ESMTP id h7SEEwiv014608 for <gopher@complete.org>; Thu, 28 Aug 2003 14:15:00 GMT To: gopher@complete.org Subject: [gopher] Re: PyGopherd 2.0 released; Gopher and WAP References: <920eb7ee00368cade31e1aa13695a2e6@Bouncing> Message-ID: <oprumci2e1oh6hmd@localhost> Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 From: PapaLazarus <papalazarus@f2s.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 15:14:52 +0100 In-Reply-To: <920eb7ee00368cade31e1aa13695a2e6@Bouncing> User-Agent: Opera7.10/Win32 M2 build 2840 X-Scanned-By: clamscan at complete.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-archive-position: 810 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: gopher-bounce@complete.org Errors-to: gopher-bounce@complete.org X-original-sender: papalazarus@f2s.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: gopher@complete.org List-help: <mailto:ecartis@complete.org?Subject=help> List-unsubscribe: <mailto:gopher-request@complete.org?Subject=unsubscribe> List-software: Ecartis version 1.0.0 List-Id: Gopher <gopher.complete.org> X-List-ID: Gopher <gopher.complete.org> List-subscribe: <mailto:gopher-request@complete.org?Subject=subscribe> List-owner: <mailto:jgoerzen@complete.org> List-post: <mailto:gopher@complete.org> List-archive: <http://www.complete.org/mailinglists/archives/> X-list: gopher On 2003-08-26 20:59:13 +0100 PapaLazarus wrote: >> [...] charged by time not packets, making it cheaper to use a graphic >> intensive >> page then a gopher page. On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 00:35:50 +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > How is downloading a lot of graphics going to be cheaper than a few > gopher menus? A pictures worth a thousand words, well maps & diagrams. A set amount of information can be processed by the user quicker if relevent images are used compared to plain text. The faster the information can be processed the smaller the phone bill. It the billing was based on data, not time, a text dased system would be preferable. Directions could be brought up on a phone then left on the phone till the user had finished following them. -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/