Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list gopher); Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:25:08 -0600 (CST) Received: from netblock-66-159-214-137.dslextreme.com ([66.159.214.137] helo=floodgap.com ident=elvis) by glockenspiel.complete.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Et6x5-0001nm-Ae for gopher@complete.org; Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:25:07 -0600 Received: (from spectre@localhost) by floodgap.com (6.6.6.666/2005.03.01) id JAA11584 for gopher@complete.org; Sun, 1 Jan 2006 09:24:54 -0800 From: Cameron Kaiser <spectre@floodgap.com> Message-Id: <200601011724.JAA11584@floodgap.com> Subject: [gopher] Re: PyGopherd and Gopher+ In-Reply-To: <op.s2pefzakvbderv@wybotnnas01-pool0-a14.wybotn.tds.net> from Jeff at "Jan 1, 6 08:27:25 am" To: gopher@complete.org Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 09:24:54 -0800 (PST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL39 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No (score 0.2): AWL=0.186, FORGED_RCVD_HELO=0.05 X-Virus-Scanned: by Exiscan on glockenspiel.complete.org at Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:25:07 -0600 X-archive-position: 1215 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: gopher-bounce@complete.org Errors-to: gopher-bounce@complete.org X-original-sender: spectre@floodgap.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

> I think gopher+ stinks anyway. Instead of opening a new connection to > fetch the new (mostly undefined) attributes it would have been easier to > keep reserving extra tabspaces in the menus for simple things like > mimetype and filesize. My reason for not adding gopher+ to GopherJ is > that it doesn't compliment the original protocol. And as Mr. Goerzen > said, it's not very gophery.

I agree. I would have much preferred simply extending the tabspaces. Even ASK-type blocks could be emulated in some fashion with this.

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