[gopher] Question

[delfin]

Hi NN: 

Dunno, but here goes my opinion: 

 	* Gopher, as a TCP/IP application layer protocol , it has its own port
dedicated ( useful if you dare to play with iptables ).
 	* To me, is more organized, in the aspect to classify and present your
documents ( no distraction), and the read-only ability ( if wanted ).
 	* Serving as a publishing tool, gopher is quite useful (think of
presenting and sharing news, receipts, research papers, et al ).
 	* Think also of multimedia content or the old CD-ROM support: work
like that but at a minimum.
 	* The way it works from server to server (proxies ), is also unique.

At least but not last: You have no obligation to user the Gopher, if it
does not fit your purposes ;) 

have a nice day. 

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On 2015-02-11 16:29, NN NN wrote: 

> For what reasons is Gopher needed if there are FTP and HTTP?
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a TCP/IP [7] application layer [8] protocol [9] 

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