[gopher] Updated Gopher RFC

Wolfgang Faust wolfgangmcq at gmail.com
Tue May 8 18:21:54 UTC 2012


I've made a Google Docs document to consolidate everything I find.
Currently it just has the selectors, but I'll be adding more info soon.
Here's the link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yodrJvmflZIkqWAp5HC162bxMDe7IU2oC7KLBhRIbPE/edit

On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Kim Holviala <kim at holviala.com> wrote:

> On May 8, 2012, at 20:16 , Wolfgang Faust wrote:
>
> > Gaack! This discussion is precisely why we need an updated standard. The
> mess of itemtypes, in particular, is rather awful. I'll take a look at the
> docs on Kim's server at some point. In the meantime, is there a definitive
> standard for the period that terminates some connections?
>
> In short, I don't, I just close the connection. The client has no other
> choise but to consider the transfer done.
>
> Or, not me, I don't whistle to to the modem. Anymore. Nor clap my hands to
> scare teh butterflies.
>
> Uh..
>
> My server, Gophernicus, just closes the connection. Less extra dots to
> worry about. If you really think about it, what would the server or the
> client do after the dot? Nothing, so why not just forgetaboutit and close
> the session.
>
>
>
> - Kim
>
>
>
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