Subj : Re: gopher howto help
To   : Arelor
From : bbsing
Date : Mon Dec 04 2023 14:16:29

On 01 Dec 2023, Arelor said the following...
 Ar>   Re: gopher howto help
 Ar> Hello,
 Ar> 
 Ar> are you intending to use whatever the sdf uses, or just trying to
 Ar> experiment?
Yes to both. I do want to use what SDF uses because that is where I intend to publish my gopher files. 

I will give gophernicus a try if it will help bring some clarity to my understanding of howto make gopher files and gopher menus. 


 Ar> 
 Ar> If you just want to experiment, maybe install gophernicus on a local
 Ar> 
I will give gophernicus a try. 

 Ar> Example:
 Ar> 
 Ar> !This is the title of my directory
 Ar> 
 Ar> Here I give you come pretty comment, maybe add ASCII art.
 Ar> Whatever you write in plaintext is included in the directory listing.
 Ar> 
 Ar> Now I add a link. "0" is for regular txt file,
 Ar> 
 Ar> Then I add the listing name, then I add the pach to the file
 Ar> I want to serve
 Ar> 
 Ar> 0MyFile somefile.txt
 Ar> 
 Ar> Now I generate an autoindex from the contents of the directory
 Ar> 
 Ar> *
Thank you Arelor. 

I'll attempt this help. 

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