CREATING LINKS IN GOPHER

This is an example of my code in gopher to allow your gopher
client to read links, get txt files over the web, or direct you
to an HTTP page.  

NOTE:  HTTP pages are linked to using your lynx browser.


To read your "links" page, you need to find it first.  They're usually 
hidden in linux / unix systems by using the "."

So your filename would be ".links" 

To find this type at the command prompt in your gopher directory "ls -a"

You should now see ".links" in the directory tree.  Now edit it via "pico" 
or your favorite editor.


#######################################################################


Name=Welcome to my Webpage!
Type=i
Path=fake
Numb=1

Name= The Mangles Report
Type=h
Host=mangles.freeshell.org
Path=GET /
Port=80
URL=http://mangles.freeshell.org/
Numb=2

# Type=i - for description
# Type=0 - To GET a webpage and download the info say a txt file
# Type=h - As above to use LYNX and go to the WWW via http protocol

#############################################################################


The above is my current .links file


The first part is just the basic description of my site, and is not a 
link of anykind.  The second part is an HTTP link using the GET / command 
to send you to that web page.

If I wanted to GET a .txt file over the web I would instead type:

Name=Some TXT File
Type=0
Host=www.yahoo.com
Path=GET /mytxtfile.txt
Port=80
URL=http://www.yahoo.com


Now would "fetch" so-to-speak a file via http at location 
http://www.yahoo.com/mytxtfile.txt and put it in your gopher browser for 
you to read.  A very handy way to link to someone elses file.


This information is very hard to find over the internet since gopher is 
overly dormant.  I hope you find it useful.


To create a Gopher link:

#########################################

Name=Veronica (search menu items in most of GopherSpace)
Numb=12
Type=1
Port=70
Path=1/veronica
Host=veronica.scs.unr.edu


#########################################



-M. Carter Brown