Gopher question... I just tried at the public access Gopher on Michnet
which you access by typing U-MGopherblue at the which host prompt.
My question is can you trnasfer files using gopher? If you can will
they go to my computer, or the remote U-M computer I'm logged onto...
I know this isn't a Grexing question but I thought someone might
know the answer. My apologies if this is the wrong forum...

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Aside from direct screen/buffer capture, which may or may not
be a PITA, I don't know.

All the files they have there, if you type an   =    will list where
the files are located on their local system, and most of them can
be ftped with anonymous ftp... I got a internet dictionary via that method
once.

Neat!

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You're actually very, very close.  The protocol used to transfer
files isn't FTP, but the paradigm you've described is basically
how a Gopher works.

Of course, there are objects other than files that a Gopher client
can retrieve.  They include directory lookups, WAIS searches,
telnet gateways, and so forth.

What protocol does gopher use?

Probably the Gopher protocol.  I don't think it uses a previously-
defined file transfer standard.

The "gopher" protocol is roughly identical to the "finger" protocol -
client sends a line of text, server blasts back the file down the
same connection.  Pretty simple.

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