Key Aspects of the Gopher Protocol
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Structure: 
Unlike the hypertext-heavy web, Gopher relies on a 
structured hierarchy of menus and files, similar to
a computer’s file system.

Text-Oriented: 
The system is primarily based on plain text, though 
it can support binary files, focusing on fast 
information delivery.

How it Works: 
Users select items from a directory (menu) and the 
client fetches the document or subsequent menu
from the server.

Search Function: 
Gopher use Veronica (Very Easy Rodent-Oriented 
Net-wide Index to Computerized Archives) to index 
and search across the Gopherspace.

Gopherholes: 
These are the small, often personal or academic sites 
that make up the current, Gopher network, sometimes
managed with a gophermap file.