[gopher] Re: get binary files using gopher server

["Jorge Pinckney" <jorgep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you Jeff, I am going to get the guide you told me using www@web2mail 
server
Have a nice Sunday
Jorge

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff W" <simple@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gopher@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 10:55 PM
Subject: [gopher] Re: get binary files using gopher server


> "Jorge Pinckney" <jorgep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Please, I want to know about get binary files using a live gopher server
>> (via email only) I have not access to WWW, I just can use email service
>> Thanks a lot
>> Jorge Pinckney
>
> Hummm - interesting situation!
>
> I'm not positive, but I think you're going to be limited to those
> gopher servers that are running GopherMail.  I know gopher.kostecke.net
> runs GopherMail as I've used it.  There's some documantation on the
> site:
>
> Linkname: Gophermail Guide
> URL: gopher://gopher.kostecke.net/00/docs/gophermail
>
> As for the binary file transfer issue, you'll have to hope that
> any binary files requested get uuencoded or similar  when attached to
> the email message, otherwise you'll likely get garbage.
>
>
> HTH,
> Jeff W.
>