From: SMTP%"VMSGopher-L@trln.lib.unc.edu" 6-JUN-1994 10:18:06.33 To: EVERHART CC: Subj: Gopher 2.15 *HELP.HLP X-Listname: Gopher for VMS implementation and testing Warnings-To: <> Errors-To: postmaster@trln.lib.unc.edu Sender: postmaster@trln.lib.unc.edu Date: Thu, 2 Jun 1994 14:41:21 MET-DST From: Brunetta@cc.uniud.it Reply-To: VMSGopher-L@trln.lib.unc.edu Subject: Gopher 2.15 *HELP.HLP To: VMSGopher-L@trln.lib.unc.edu Cc: "F. Brunetta, " Message-Id: <01HD2K4X81VW8WXOQC@UDUNIV.CC.UNIUD.IT> Organization: University of Udine (Italy) - Computer Center Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT I've just retrieved Gopher Client 2.15 from trln; works fine. ;-) The "GOPHER-HELP.HLP" file seems to be not up-to-date - some options and commands available with later versions are not documented. I've just updated that file to reflect last changes (options, commands, gopher objects); maybe we can include it in the "Gopher Client 2.15" distribution. Bye (GOPHER-HELP.HLP follows...) mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Francesco Brunetta, OpenVMS System Manager, University of Udine, Italy Phone nr. +39 432 556705 +---------------------+ E-mail: Internet: Brunetta@CC.Uniud.It (for everyone) | The Lone Manager! | Franco@CC.Uniud.It (for friends) +---------------------+ DECnet: UDUNIV::FRANCO (37963::FRANCO) Talk & Finger: FRANCO@UDUNIV.CC.UNIUD.IT WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW !-----------------------CUT HERE------------------------ 1 GOPHER Gopher [Startup_options] [Server_host] [Port_number] The Gopher client is used to talk to Gopher servers on the Internet. The Internet Gopher is a distributed document delivery service. It allows a neophyte user to access various types of data residing on multiple hosts in a seamless fashion. This is accomplished by presenting the user a hierarchical arrangement of documents and by using a client-server communications model. The Internet Gopher Server accepts simple queries, and responds by sending the client a document. The [Server_host] may be specified at startup; if omitted, the default server for your site is used. The [Port_number] of the server host may be specified at startup; if omitted you will use the default port specified at your site. The more or less standard and accepted Gopher port number on the Internet is 70. The Internet Gopher was developed at the University of Minnesota. 2 Startup_Options Although ordinarily users will not need these features, the following options may be issued at startup: -s Use the -s option to enter "secure mode" which means that you can't save or print the files that you browse. -b Use the -b option to start the client on the bookmark page. -p Use the -p option to specify a specific selector string to send to the root level server on startup. -t Use the -t option to set the title of the initial screen for the Gopher client. -i Search argument (for -T 7) 3 Other_Options "-S" secure mode, users with own account -r Remote user -D Debug mode 2 In-session_Options Press return or the right arrow key on the mini keypad to view a document or enter a directory. Press Control/W, Control/R, or Control/L to repaint your menu at any time. At any time, you may press ? to see a help file of commands available. 3 Bookmarks Bookmarks allow users to create their own personallized menus from those available on the variety of Gopher servers available worldwide. The following list of keystrokes aids in developing and maintaining the bookmarks. a : Add current item to the bookmark list. A : Add current directory/search to bookmark list. v : View bookmark list. d : Delete a bookmark/directory entry. 3 Moving_around Use the Arrow Keys to move around. Up, k ...............: Move to previous line. Down, j .............: Move to next line. Right, Return .......: "Enter"/Display current item. Left, u ............: "Exit" current item/Go up a level. >, +, Pgdwn, space ..: View next page. <, -, Pgup, b .......: View previous page. 0-9 .................: Go to a specific line. m .................: Go back to the main menu. 3 Other_commands s : Save current item to a file. S : Save current list of items to a file. D : Download a file. q : Quit with prompt. Q : Quit unconditionally (also Control/Z). r : goto root menu of current item. R : goto root menu of current menu. = : Display Technical information about current item. ^ : Display technical information about current directory. o : Open a new gopher server O : Change options. f : Connect to an anonymous FTP host / : Search for an item in the menu. g : "Gripe" via email to administrator of current item. n : Find next search item. $, ! : Spawn to subprocess (use "logout" to return to session) Ctrl-T : Show host's local date and time. 3 Gopher_Objects Menu entries ending with "/" are directories; additional characteristics for files (such as binary, sound, image, and others) are identified within angle brackets. Item tag Type Description -------------------------------------------- (none) 0 file / 1 directory <) s sound file I,g image file ; movie file 4 BinHexed Macintosh file 9 binary file 5 DOS binary file 2 CSO (ph/qi) phone-book server 8 telnet connection <3270> T telnet connection (IBM 3270 emulation) M Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions file h HyperText Markup Language file 7 index-search item (none) ASK form