[gopher] Re: Gopher client

[Matthew Holevinski <eylusion@xxxxxxxxx>]

It's not my ISP, it's the firewall at my workplace.

Matt

On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 11:37 AM, JumpJet Mailbox <jumpjetinfo@xxxxxxxxx> w=
rote:
> Report to your ISP that regular access to several Gopher Sites are requir=
ed in the performance of your business.  Also tell them that this is a norm=
al Port that has been in use by Government and Educational servers for two =
decades.  Not only is Port 70 discussed in RFCs, but has been officially as=
signed by IANA.  Therefore, as this is a normal part of Internet traffic, t=
hey need to keep the port open for your access, just like Port 80.
>
> --- On Thu, 1/22/09, Matthew Holevinski <eylusion@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> From: Matthew Holevinski <eylusion@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [gopher] Re: Gopher client
> To: gopher@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 11:25 AM
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> God I really wish my firewall didn't block the gopher port... *sigh*
> I know there is an gopher browser site out there that runs out of a
> web page, but it's just not the same...
>
> Anyone out there have a really good reason or excuse you think i could
> lie with and somehow convince
> my IT department that I need it for business purposes :) hahaha
>
> Matt
>
> On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 10:20 AM, JumpJet Mailbox <jumpjetinfo@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> The most recent Gopher Clients for Windows 9x (Win2k, WinXP, etc., etc.)
> can be found here:  http://hal3000.cx:70/Begin_Here/Clients/Windows_9x
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>> At least one of these Windows clients is less than 1 year old.  I
> understand there are also some newer Unix Clients as well.
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>> All known Gohper Clients (new and old) can be found in sub-folders here:
> http://hal3000.cx:70/Begin_Here/Clients
>>
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>> --- On Sun, 1/18/09, N. Theodore Matavka
> <n.theodore.matavka.files@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> From: N. Theodore Matavka <n.theodore.matavka.files@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [gopher] Gopher client
>> To: gopher@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Sunday, January 18, 2009, 11:43 AM
>>
>> Gentlemen:
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>> Anyone have any leads on new (updated sometime this last year)
>> *standalone* gopher clients?  I don't like using Firefox cum Overbite
>> for my gophering needs--I'd like a dedicated gopher client.  But I
>> don't like the vintage ones available for download; just as the
>> Internet experience has arguably "improved" with modern
> graphical Web
>> browsers (Firefox) compared to the older kinds (NCSA Mosaic) the
>> gopher clients have become more sophisticated.  That's why I don't
>> like using Microshit Windows 3.1 era programmes, including gopher
>> clients.  I realise there's a new one out, called simply
> "Gopher"
>> I
>> think, but when I try starting it, an error pops up.
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>> "This application has failed to start because the application
>> configuration is incorrect.  Reinstalling the application may fix this
>> problem."
>>
>> Could you please do the needful?
>>
>> Cordially,
>> Nick.
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