Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list gopher); Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:25:03 -0500 (CDT) Received: from static-71-170-11-156.dllstx.dsl-w.verizon.net ([71.170.11.156] helo=turquoise.pongonova.net) by glockenspiel.complete.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) id 1IGH0O-0000YF-S9 for gopher@complete.org; Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:25:03 -0500 Received: by turquoise.pongonova.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id C908D66B; Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:27:58 -0500 (CDT) Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:27:58 -0500 From: brian@pongonova.net To: gopher@complete.org Subject: [gopher] Re: Problem with SiMpLeMaChInEs Message-ID: <20070801152758.GA18712@pongonova.net> References: <f705f7020707312020g4a663f25xe9f24544ef661d9f@mail.gmail.com> <618171.61504.qm@web35503.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <618171.61504.qm@web35503.mail.mud.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i X-Spam-Status: No (score 0.6): AWL=0.000, NO_REAL_NAME=0.55 X-Virus-Scanned: by Exiscan on glockenspiel.complete.org at Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:25:03 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-archive-position: 1681 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: gopher-bounce@complete.org Errors-to: gopher-bounce@complete.org X-original-sender: brian@pongonova.net 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

It doesn't appear that the authors of this RFC had it in mind that gophers would *always* appear on port 70:

There is nothing to prevent secondary servers or services from running on otherwise named servers or ports other than 70, however these should be reachable via a primary server.

Also, the word "should" doesn't mandate compliance. It's a recommendation.

--Brian

On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 09:08:42AM -0700, JumpJet Mailbox wrote: > This is the last I will say about Port 70. It comes from the second paragraph of the Introduction, in the Gopher Protocol RFC1436: > > Gopher servers should listen on port 70 (port 70 is assigned to Internet Gopher by IANA). >