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In some respects HN is a Gopher server adapted for today. Focused on content, links to information, and just enough detail to keep you going. As a protocol, Go
by davidblair 16y ago
In some respects HN is a Gopher server adapted for today. Focused on content, links to information, and just enough detail to keep you going.
As a protocol, Gopher is straight forward. Whenever someone talks about the "semantic web" I'm always reminded of Gopher has been doing since 1991. It is in no way perfect, but worked well.
- gjm11 16y agoIn the same vein, see: http://gopher.floodgap.com/gopher/gw?gopher://gopher.thurman.org.uk:70/1/reddit/ http://gopher.floodgap.com/gopher/gw?gopher://gopher.thurman... for a gopher interface to Reddit.