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Gopher ProtocolHandler for Apache2 Released

Posted by michael on from the go-fer-it dept.

hardburn writes "One of the stated goals of the Gopher Manifesto (previously mentioned on Slashdot) was to create a Gopher plugin for Apache. That goal has now been realized with the release of Apache::GopherHandler. Get it off Gopher itself or off CPAN."

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  1. Thank Fucking Heavens by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Finally!

  2. Re:Check your audience by lightspawn · · Score: 3, Funny

    With Internet Explorer no longer supporting Gopher, what use is this?

    Don't you see? It's cool because it's like a secret.

  3. The 80's called... by infernalC · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...they want their protocol back!

    1. Re:The 80's called... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Karma-whores called. They want their over-used joke back.

  4. This is great... by samrolken · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm glad to see some support for the gopher protocol. It's so necessary, considering the miserable failure of all kinds of other kind of online hypertext protocols, like the World Wide Web.

    --
    Sam Kennedy

    --
    samrolken
  5. *GOPHER is dying... by Ianoo · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... erm, never mind.

  6. Email by pmeunier · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now we just need to get gopher-enabled email clients!

  7. Slashdot over Gopher! by stevenp · · Score: 2, Funny

    Slashdot over gopher is working! Only the content is a little bit limited