Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list gopher); Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:45:49 -0600 (CST) Return-Path: <markov@monmouth.com> X-Original-To: gopher@complete.org Delivered-To: gopher@complete.org Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by glockenspiel.complete.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8445C162 for <gopher@complete.org>; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:45:48 -0600 (CST) Received: from smtp.monmouth.com (smtp.monmouth.com [209.191.58.6]) by glockenspiel.complete.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BF741E for <gopher@complete.org>; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:45:47 -0600 (CST) Received: from happy (bg-tc-ppp1221.monmouth.com [209.191.48.219]) by smtp.monmouth.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id hAK2je8T083065; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 21:45:41 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 21:45:38 -0500 From: "Vlad D. Markov" <markov@monmouth.com> To: gopher@complete.org Cc: beaker@myrealbox.com Subject: [gopher] Re: UM Gopher + FTP question Message-Id: <20031119214538.230ce8ae.markov@monmouth.com> In-Reply-To: <3FBBCC0B.nail8N1CTLCS@blue.son.net> References: <3FBBCC0B.nail8N1CTLCS@blue.son.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.7 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.9) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Scanned-By: clamscan at complete.org X-archive-position: 847 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: gopher-bounce@complete.org Errors-to: gopher-bounce@complete.org X-original-sender: markov@monmouth.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: gopher@complete.org List-help: <mailto:ecartis@complete.org?Subject=help> List-unsubscribe: <mailto:gopher-request@complete.org?Subject=unsubscribe> List-software: Ecartis version 1.0.0 List-Id: Gopher <gopher.complete.org> X-List-ID: Gopher <gopher.complete.org> List-subscribe: <mailto:gopher-request@complete.org?Subject=subscribe> List-owner: <mailto:jgoerzen@complete.org> List-post: <mailto:gopher@complete.org> List-archive: <http://www.complete.org/mailinglists/archives/> X-list: gopher

On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:01:15 -0800 beaker@myrealbox.com wrote:

> Is the UM gopher client supposed to be able to natively browse ftp sites? > Thats the impression I get from the man page but I've tried several times > w/o luck. Using "f" and entering the anonymous ftp server address returns > > "Cannot connect to host gopher-gw.micro.umn.edu, port 70" > > "Unknown error." > If one reads the fine print on the top of the form it says: Connect to an anonymous FTP Server via the Gopher gateway

I don't think there is an anonymous gateway where its pointing. The gateway is set in conf.h, you could change it to a valid gateway & recompile if you knew of a valid one (I don't).

The folks at Debian are fixing this stuff up, maybe they have plans to make ftp work.