From: Cameron Kaiser <spectre@floodgap.com>
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Subject: [gopher] Re: Mozilla bugs about Gopher, and a dangerous one
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>   But tell me, Why "historical"?  You make it sound like Gopher is
> something that belongs on a dusty shelf in a museum.  Isn't Gopher a
> LIVING protocol?  Shouldn't we always be thinking of Gopher as a Modern,
> Useful, Current, Active, piece of the great Internet network; and therefore
> always trying to make Gopher Better, Healthier, and more Relavant to today? 

Sure, but as a bridge to the past, I think it would be fun to also cover the
service on the old port number like the old Veronicas did, just with the
new database.

Note that essentially we're on the same page here, or I wouldn't be writing
*new* Gopher software! :)

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