Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list gopher); Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:18:10 -0600 (CST) 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 1J6PmR-0006uU-W1 for gopher@complete.org; Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:18:10 -0600 Received: by turquoise.pongonova.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id A6F88731; Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:18:52 -0600 (CST) Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:18:52 -0600 From: brian@pongonova.net To: gopher@complete.org Subject: [gopher] Using WikkaWiki as a gopher client/proxy Message-ID: <20071223121852.GA9043@pongonova.net> References: <20071205152521.LJCA219.aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@smtp.ntlworld.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20071205152521.LJCA219.aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@smtp.ntlworld.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 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:18:10 -0600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-archive-position: 1755 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

I'm one of the devs on the WikkaWiki project, so naturally I use it whenever I can for various projects. I had the need to serve up some files from an internal server, but I didn't want to make it accessible to the outside world, nor did I want the overhead of Apache just to serve up files. Being a glutton for (perl) punishment, I installed Bucktooth on the internal server, hacked together some pluggable Wikka code, and now Wikka is on its way to becoming a bonafide gopher client/proxy!

If anyone's interested, you can find my latest efforts (including screenshots) here:

http://wikkawiki.org/WikkaGopher

It's pretty unrefined at this point; I threw it together more as a proof of concept than anything. But, it works for what I needed it to do (serving up a CD image of PDF files), and I might just spend some more time on it over the holidays. Because we all know the world needs *more* gopher access!

If anyone wants to give it a shot, I'm willing to help as time permits. The Wikka install is fairly painless, and it's a very lightweight wiki that won't bog you down. No modifications to the base code are needed for this to work.

--Brian