Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list gopher); Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:29:36 -0600 (CST) Received: from outbound1.mail.tds.net ([216.170.230.91]) by glockenspiel.complete.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1EtzLA-0002tp-Ec for gopher@complete.org; Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:29:35 -0600 Received: from outaamta02.mail.tds.net (outaamta02.mail.tds.net [216.170.230.32]) by outbound1.mail.tds.net (8.13.4/8.12.2) with ESMTP id k043TOTN026365 for ; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 21:29:24 -0600 (CST) Received: from wybotnnas01-pool0-a222.wybotn.tds.net ([66.222.116.222]) by outaamta02.mail.tds.net with ESMTP id <20060104032923.HDWM23063.outaamta02.mail.tds.net@wybotnnas01-pool0-a222.wybotn.tds.net> for ; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 21:29:23 -0600 To: gopher@complete.org Subject: [gopher] Re: PyGopherd and Gopher+ References: <20051231155642.GA9489@SDF.LONESTAR.ORG> <20051231164643.GB28740@katherina.lan.complete.org> <20051231173023.GA2684@SDF.LONESTAR.ORG> <20060101165144.GA2143@SDF.LONESTAR.ORG> <20060104015534.I421@freeshell.org> <20060103233041.GA17952@SDF.LONESTAR.ORG> Message-ID: Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:29:37 -0600 From: Jeff Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20060103233041.GA17952@SDF.LONESTAR.ORG> User-Agent: Opera M2/8.51 (Win32, build 7712) X-Spam-Status: No (score 0.3): AWL=-0.174, WEIRD_PORT=0.507 X-Virus-Scanned: by Exiscan on glockenspiel.complete.org at Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:29:35 -0600 X-archive-position: 1223 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: gopher-bounce@complete.org Errors-to: gopher-bounce@complete.org X-original-sender: geph@nerdshack.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: gopher@complete.org List-help: List-unsubscribe: List-software: Ecartis version 1.0.0 List-Id: Gopher X-List-ID: Gopher List-subscribe: List-owner: List-post: List-archive: X-list: gopher On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 17:30:41 -0600, Benn Newman wrote: > On Wed, Jan 04, 2006 at 01:55:34AM +0300, R.A.Pavlov wrote: >> I would also add encoding for text files and directory listings. Current >> servers and clients have so much bugs with Cyrillic and 8-bit chars in >> general. > See page twelve of RFC 1436, eight-bit encodings are allowed. >> > 2) I think new itemtypes should be reserved for file and text >> uploads. >> > The type of upload allowed could be defined in a new tabspace, 0 for >> > textfiles, 4 for binhex, 5 for DOS binary, you get the idea. I'm >> > envisioning things like ftp gateways and bulletin board systems. > I think new item types should be used when the existing ones do not > provide the required functionilty. > For example, 9 takes care of everything. > > I would want new item types when you want the behavior of the client to > change, > like a search index (item type 7) to be returned as a plain text file > (item type 0). Would be possible with a new tabspace for mimetypes :) > I remember seeing that in the source for Squid iirc or something. I guess > upload would qualify as making the client do something special > > And are file upload really Gopher? :) > > >> gopher://www.polarhome.com:27070/0/guestbook > Your Gopher at polarhome.com is finally working again! -- Jeff