[gopher] Gopher-Project Digest, Vol 69, Issue 20

Sat Jan 23 13:46:06 UTC 2016

I second the aprs idea.

Matt
On Jan 22, 2016 6:07 PM, "巫白雪" <wubaixue at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mr. Kevin,
>
> I left a message, which has been somewhat humourously transcribed by
> machine.  Pretty nifty project!  However, it doesn't seem to have made an
> MP3 copy of my call, or at least hasn't posted it to folder.  FYI.
>
> I heartily appreciate and encourage your happy work in this direction.  If
> you ever get your SMS app working, please consider also allowing it to
> accept APRS packets ported direct from APRS-IS gateways.  Such would be
> nifty doodle for us hams.
>
> Toodloo,
> Brighid
>
> On Friday, 22 January 2016, <
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>>    1.  Gopher 2.0? (Kevin Veroneau)
>>    2. Re:  Gopher 2.0? (Kevin Veroneau)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:26:00 -0700
>> From: Kevin Veroneau <kevin at veroneau.net>
>> To: gopher-project at lists.alioth.debian.org
>> Subject: [gopher] Gopher 2.0?
>> Message-ID: <201601212326.00383.kevin at veroneau.net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain;  charset="us-ascii"
>>
>> Hello everybody!
>>
>>   I have developed a new kind of gopher mole, which would have suited
>> gopher
>> back when it was popular, as it pairs telephony technology with gopher!
>>
>>   Get ready to jump into a gopher hole like no other on gopher space, I
>> now
>> proudly present the world's first gopher-to-telephony gateway interface!
>> Now,
>> you can fill in gopher forms using the latest in voice transcription
>> services.
>> Yes, you heard me right, with this new one of a kind gopher mole, my
>> server
>> will call any phone number you give it and request of you using voice to
>> record your guestbook posting.  This guestbook posting is then saved
>> directly
>> on the server as a convenient MP3 file and then transcripted into text for
>> future visitors can both hear your lovely voice and read your transcribed
>> text.
>>
>>   Now, you might be asking yourself...  Does this require some sort of
>> fancy
>> new modern gopher client?  Nope, not at all.  This proof-of-concept
>> technology
>> even works by using your PCs tried and true telnet command program.  So,
>> this
>> gopher mole will work in everything in the gopher market from today to
>> back in
>> the 70s.
>>
>>   Upon visiting the mole, you just use a standard gopher type 7 to submit
>> the
>> phone number you wish gopher to call you at.  The mole will then use some
>> telephony magic to make an outbound call to any phone number you
>> provided, it
>> will even do a quick check to make sure you entered in a valid working
>> phone
>> number using various carrier APIs.  Then seconds from submitting your
>> phone
>> number, your phone will magically ring and an automated message will play
>> back
>> asking you to record your guestbook message after the tone.  Then you can
>> simply hang up the phone and watch the magic happen.  The recording should
>> appear about 5 seconds after the phone is hung up, and the transcription
>> can
>> take as long as 2 minutes, depending on the length of your message.
>>
>> You can try it out here, currently the gopher hole isn't yet publically
>> available, as I wanted to you lovely a sneak peek:
>> gopher://gopher.veroneau.net/1apps/guestbook2
>>
>>   My next goal is to enable this same functionality using SMS messages,
>> but
>> that could incur charges on the users' end depending where they are and if
>> they are charged for long distance SMS messages.
>>
>>   Finally, I plan on making a complete sms2gopher gateway, where you can
>> text
>> a number a valid gopher URI, and browse gopher from absolutely any mobile
>> device in the entire known universe, as long as it supports SMS that is.
>> You
>> will even be-able to instruct it to call you with a full text-to-speech
>> recording of an entire gopher document!
>>
>>   For privacy reasons, your phone number is not stored, or displayed on
>> this
>> guestbook.  So go ahead and show off this rather unique guestbook
>> experience to
>> friends and family.  It's sure to put a smile on their face.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>   Kevin Veroneau
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 01:05:49 -0700
>> From: Kevin Veroneau <kevin at veroneau.net>
>> To: Gopher Project Discussion <gopher-project at lists.alioth.debian.org>
>> Subject: Re: [gopher] Gopher 2.0?
>> Message-ID:
>>         <
>> mailman.215.1453464049.18817.gopher-project at lists.alioth.debian.org>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>>
>> Quick note on this. ?Although I do hope that we are all mature adults in
>> gopherspace, I am hoping that nobody goes and abuses this to make, let's
>> say "prank calls" to numbers which aren't your own... ?any number put into
>> the search box will be called by the server, there's really no way to know
>> if it's your real number or someone else's. ?Do not use this service for
>> solicitation. ?Nobody likes spam, and especially random phone numbers
>> calling them asking them to record a guest book post.
>>
>> ? In version 2.1 I will implement a rate limiter based on IP address to
>> prevent potential abuse when it goes more public. ?Thankfully not many bots
>> frequent gopherholes, and from my gopher server logs and prior guestbook, I
>> don't see bots spamming our gopher type 7s thankfully, so hopefully I can
>> keep this proof of concept alive for years to come for many people to try
>> out. ?Anyways, I do hope everyone enjoys this rather interesting project I
>> put together. ?Look forward to both hearing your guestbook messages and
>> reading what is transcribed. ?This also gives us an interesting way to
>> share our real voices with others in gopherspace. :). I still think I'm the
>> youngest gopher user here, but let's see.
>>
>> ? Original Message ?
>> From:kevin at veroneau.net
>> Sent:January 22, 2016 12:25 AM
>> To:gopher-project at lists.alioth.debian.org
>> Subject:[gopher] Gopher 2.0?
>>
>> Hello everybody!
>>
>> ? I have developed a new kind of gopher mole, which would have suited
>> gopher
>> back when it was popular, as it pairs telephony technology with gopher!
>>
>> ? Get ready to jump into a gopher hole like no other on gopher space, I
>> now
>> proudly present the world's first gopher-to-telephony gateway interface!?
>> Now,
>> you can fill in gopher forms using the latest in voice transcription
>> services.?
>> Yes, you heard me right, with this new one of a kind gopher mole, my
>> server
>> will call any phone number you give it and request of you using voice to
>> record your guestbook posting.? This guestbook posting is then saved
>> directly
>> on the server as a convenient MP3 file and then transcripted into text for
>> future visitors can both hear your lovely voice and read your transcribed
>> text.
>>
>> ? Now, you might be asking yourself...? Does this require some sort of
>> fancy
>> new modern gopher client?? Nope, not at all.? This proof-of-concept
>> technology
>> even works by using your PCs tried and true telnet command program.? So,
>> this
>> gopher mole will work in everything in the gopher market from today to
>> back in
>> the 70s.
>>
>> ? Upon visiting the mole, you just use a standard gopher type 7 to submit
>> the
>> phone number you wish gopher to call you at.? The mole will then use some
>> telephony magic to make an outbound call to any phone number you
>> provided, it
>> will even do a quick check to make sure you entered in a valid working
>> phone
>> number using various carrier APIs.? Then seconds from submitting your
>> phone
>> number, your phone will magically ring and an automated message will play
>> back
>> asking you to record your guestbook message after the tone.? Then you can
>> simply hang up the phone and watch the magic happen.? The recording should
>> appear about 5 seconds after the phone is hung up, and the transcription
>> can
>> take as long as 2 minutes, depending on the length of your message.
>>
>> You can try it out here, currently the gopher hole isn't yet publically
>> available, as I wanted to you lovely a sneak peek:
>> gopher://gopher.veroneau.net/1apps/guestbook2
>>
>> ? My next goal is to enable this same functionality using SMS messages,
>> but
>> that could incur charges on the users' end depending where they are and if
>> they are charged for long distance SMS messages.
>>
>> ? Finally, I plan on making a complete sms2gopher gateway, where you can
>> text
>> a number a valid gopher URI, and browse gopher from absolutely any mobile
>> device in the entire known universe, as long as it supports SMS that is.?
>> You
>> will even be-able to instruct it to call you with a full text-to-speech
>> recording of an entire gopher document!
>>
>> ? For privacy reasons, your phone number is not stored, or displayed on
>> this
>> guestbook.? So go ahead and show off this rather unique guestbook
>> experience to
>> friends and family.? It's sure to put a smile on their face.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> ? Kevin Veroneau
>>
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