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    From R.F.R.@VERT/CAVEBBS to All on Thu Apr 23 10:07:00 2020
    Hi!

    I was wondering if anyone knows about a gopher client which I could run from the windows comman prompt?
    Something like https://github.com/solderpunk/VF-1 but a little less...
    python.
    Kind of like Lynx works on Linux/Unix systems.
    I don't have a real use for it, I just think it would be kind of neat.
    Any ideas/pointers?
    Thx!

    RFR

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  • From Hakuchi@VERT to R.F.R. on Fri Apr 24 09:11:00 2020
    R.F.R. wrote to All <=-

    Hi!

    I was wondering if anyone knows about a gopher client which I could run from the windows comman prompt?
    Something like https://github.com/solderpunk/VF-1 but a little less... python.
    Kind of like Lynx works on Linux/Unix systems.
    I don't have a real use for it, I just think it would be kind of neat.
    Any ideas/pointers?
    Thx!

    Maybe one compile this ... it's rather nice client:

    gopher://bitreich.org/1/scm/sacc/log.gph
    ... MultiMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!
    --- MultiMail/OS2 v0.52
    þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net
  • From Nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to R.F.R. on Fri Apr 24 12:45:21 2020
    R.F.R. wrote:
    Hi!

    I was wondering if anyone knows about a gopher client which I could run from
    the windows comman prompt?
    Something like https://github.com/solderpunk/VF-1 but a little less... python.
    Kind of like Lynx works on Linux/Unix systems.
    I don't have a real use for it, I just think it would be kind of neat.
    Any ideas/pointers?
    Thx!

    Lynx for Linux supports Gopher so the Windows version should do also if it
    runs in console mode.

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  • From calcmandan@VERT/DIGDIST to Nelgin on Fri Apr 24 14:11:00 2020
    Nelgin wrote to R.F.R. <=-

    R.F.R. wrote:
    Hi!

    I was wondering if anyone knows about a gopher client which I could run
    fro
    m
    the windows comman prompt?
    Something like https://github.com/solderpunk/VF-1 but a little less... python.
    Kind of like Lynx works on Linux/Unix systems.
    I don't have a real use for it, I just think it would be kind of neat. Any ideas/pointers?
    Thx!

    Lynx for Linux supports Gopher so the Windows version should do also if
    it runs in console mode.

    Agreed. Lynx supports Gopher. You ought to join the lynx user listserv.

    Speaking of gopher, I saw a 'gopher' option over on diskshop but anytime I've tried it the window goes black and I get timed out, then I can't log back in. I reported it to sysop. So I'm not sure if he made a door out of lynx or what. But it's there.


    ... Visit me at: gopher://gcpp.world
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  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to R.F.R. on Mon Apr 27 00:34:09 2020
    Re: Cmd Gopher browser
    By: R.F.R. to All on Thu Apr 23 2020 10:07:00

    I was wondering if anyone knows about a gopher client which I could run from
    the windows comman prompt?

    No, but for what it's worth I wrote one for Synchronet:

    http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xtrn/go-for/

    There are a couple of bugs kicking around (I don't remember, something about going backward and forward in the history stack) but it gets the job done.

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  • From HusTler@VERT/HAVENS to R.F.R. on Mon Apr 27 12:05:42 2020
    Re: Cmd Gopher browser
    By: echicken to R.F.R. on Mon Apr 27 2020 12:34 am

    I was wondering if anyone knows about a gopher client which I could run from the windows comman prompt?

    There's a few. Try these:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/simple-gopher-client/9p5j5ggq2fg2?activetab=p ivot:overviewtab

    https://archive.codeplex.com/?p=gopher

    hustler@havens.synchro.net


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  • From R.F.R.@VERT/CAVEBBS to Nelgin on Tue Apr 28 02:46:00 2020
    Re: Re: Cmd Gopher browser
    By: Nelgin to R.F.R. on Fri Apr 24 2020 12:45 pm

    Lynx for Linux supports Gopher so the Windows version should do also if it runs in console mode.


    Hi! Sadly it doesn't. As least as far as modern versions of WIndows are concerned. It was actually the first place I looked, as I got some history
    with Lynx.
    Thanks, tho =)

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  • From R.F.R.@VERT/CAVEBBS to echicken on Tue Apr 28 02:56:00 2020
    Re: Cmd Gopher browser
    By: echicken to R.F.R. on Mon Apr 27 2020 12:34 am

    Re: Cmd Gopher browser
    By: R.F.R. to All on Thu Apr 23 2020 10:07:00

    I was wondering if anyone knows about a gopher client which I could run the windows comman prompt?

    No, but for what it's worth I wrote one for Synchronet:

    http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xtrn/go-for/

    There are a couple of bugs kicking around (I don't remember, something about


    I didn't even know about synchronet. This stuff is pretty awesome. I'm gonna check it out. Thx!

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  • From R.F.R.@VERT/CAVEBBS to HusTler on Tue Apr 28 03:00:00 2020
    Re: Cmd Gopher browser
    By: HusTler to R.F.R. on Mon Apr 27 2020 12:05 pm

    Re: Cmd Gopher browser
    By: echicken to R.F.R. on Mon Apr 27 2020 12:34 am

    I was wondering if anyone knows about a gopher client which I could run from the windows comman prompt?

    There's a few. Try these:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/simple-gopher-client/9p5j5ggq2fg2?activeta

    https://archive.codeplex.com/?p=gopher

    hustler@havens.synchro.net



    Nice! I'll check those out this evening. Though the ms store one doesn't seem to be for the cmd.
    Thank you for giving me some pointers!

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to R.F.R. on Tue Apr 28 07:13:00 2020
    R.F.R. wrote to Nelgin <=-

    Hi! Sadly it doesn't. As least as far as modern versions of WIndows are concerned. It was actually the first place I looked, as I got some
    history with Lynx.

    If you're running DOSBOX, there's a Gopher for Wattcp that works pretty
    well.


    ... How did you find this place?
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  • From Nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to R.F.R. on Sat May 2 02:27:33 2020
    Re: Re: Cmd Gopher browser
    By: R.F.R. to Nelgin on Tue Apr 28 2020 02:46:00

    Hi! Sadly it doesn't. As least as far as modern versions of WIndows are concerned. It was actually the first place I looked, as I got some history with Lynx.

    Did you actually try it?

    ftp://ftp.invisible-island.net/lynx/current/lynx-cs-setup.exe

    Didn't bother with SSL dlls and the like.

    cd "\program files (x86)\Lynx - Web Browser"

    lynx gopher://endofthelinebbs.com

    Gopher Menu (p1 of 2)→ Gopher Menu (DIR) Local (DIR) AdventureNet (DIR) Agoranet (DIR) AmigaNet
    ..
    ..


    So yeah, it works fine, if you bother to try it.

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