[gopher] Gophermap question

[Cameron Kaiser]

> > > I think in the RFC for Gopher 2.0 the last item type listed should be
> > > "none of the above"...
> >
> > Like a wildcard item type that corresponds to whatever the client is
> > instructed to do with it? I'm not opposed to that, as long as people
> > agree on a de facto standard.
> 
> Yes, that is exactly what I'm suggesting, it would allow gopher to
> cope with the kind of developments that original creators of gopher
> probably did not even dream of. Now we just need for "people" to agree
> on a de facto standard.and the developers to implement it

I'll suggest ! as an opening bid. OverbiteFF wouldn't do much with it due
to its environment, but it could be made to tell the user what it means.

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