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Subject: [gopher] Re: Gopher TLS/SSL port
From: Cameron Kaiser <spectre@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:03:29 -0800 (PST)
Reply-to: gopher@xxxxxxxxxxxx

> > While working on Geomyidae I was wondering if there was ever a secure
> > Gopher port defined?
> 
> No, I don't believe so.  I think Gopher predated SSL.
> 
> I also think that the current Gopher clients are not SSL-aware for
> Gopher protocol exchanges.

I have had several people enquire about making Overbite TLS-aware. I'm
not opposed to this although I have not fully investigated the technical
requirements.

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