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\title{VieGOPHER\\---\\A Gopher System for VM/CMS}
\author{Gerhard Gonter}
\date{\today}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
The Internet Gopher Protocol provides a simple, yet very effective
method for distributed document search and retrieval.
This document describes the usage of the client part of a
The system can be distributed freely and is dedicated to the community
of cyberspace.
\end{abstract}
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\SUBsection{Using the Client}
The gopher client is invoked by executing GOPHER. If everything is set up
few seconds. Figure \ref{run.cl1} shows a root menu. The beginning of
a menu line contains an item marker, {\tt $<$F$>$} indicates a text file
and {\tt $<$D$>$} indicates another menu or directory.
Table \ref{supported.items} lists all item types that are supported
by this client. Please note that other servers might also provide
{\tt $>$}{\sl{x}}{\tt{$<$}}. A list of other know item types is provided
n table \ref{supported.items}.
% * Fig: Root Index Screen
% * Programmable Function Keys
% * (1)
% * Fig: Programmable Function Keys
% * (2)
% * Bookmarks
% * saving items
% * Feedback
% * Outlook
% * temp files
% * Supported Item Types
% * Tbl: Supported Item Types
\begin{figure}
\caption{Root Index of a Gopher Server}\label{run.cl1}
\rule{0mm}{2mm}
\begin{center}
\begin{small}
\begin{verbatim}
GOPHTMP TMP0 A1 V 122 Trunc=122 Size=20 Line=1 Col=1 Alt=0
====>
<D> WU-Wien Gopher Information Service: Main Menu
<F> About Internet Gopher (gopher.wu-wien.ac.at:70)
<D> Local Info
<F> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
<D> Gophers around the house (Univ. Economics, Vienna)
<D> Gophers around the place (Austrian Universities)
<D> Gophers around the world (and other information services)
<F> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
<D> Early Music List: archives of EARLYM-L@AEARN.bitnet + rec.music.early
<D> CERRO: the Central European Regional Research Organization
<D> WAFE: Widget Athena Frontend
<D> documents
<D> services
<D> external services
<D> pointers (things you might also find elsewhere)
<D> life, the NET and everything
<D> The Guide!
<F> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
<D> VieGOPHER: VM/CMS Gopher Version
1= Help 2=(altpfs) 3= GoBack 4= Disp->BMK 5= Curs->BMK 6= BMK
7= PageUP 8= PageDN 9= Save 10= 11= Display 12= Circle
\end{verbatim}
\end{small}
\end{center}
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\end{figure}
\SUBsubsection{Programmable Function Keys}
Basically, the user interface is `pure' {\sf XEDIT} with a customized
\begin{table}
\caption{Programmable Function Keys}\label{PF.keys}
\rule{0mm}{2mm} % see also * setup for the keys
\begin{center}
\noindent\begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|}
\hline
Key & Label & Description\\
\hline\hline
& & displayed item \\
\hline
& & the line where the cursor currently is \\
\hline
\hline\hline
\hline
\hline
\hline\hline
ENTER & & display item of line where cursor currently is\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\end{table}
key would do during a normal XEDIT session while the ENTER key has the
Activating the {\tt Display} function will make the
Gopher client fetch the item described by the line of the menu where
the cursor is currently in, the result is then displayed as a new XEDIT
file. The file containing the menu is then still active, each fetched
tem adds another file to a so-called XEDIT file ring.
Leaving a file with the {\tt GoBack} function ({\tt PF3}) causes that file
to be removed from the editor ring and XEDIT will select another file from
the ring for display.
This kind of behaviour might lead the user to a tree-like view of the
confronted with a quite chaotic, only partially tree like data space.
One of the main features of the gopher protocol is the ability to point
to other servers. Thus most servers point to the central node in the
maintains a list of other known gopher servers. The result is a circle
of servers pointing to each other, back and forth.
\SUBsubsection{File Ring}
The XEDIT file ring and the insertion and deletion strategy work like
Ariadne's Thread. However, the {\tt Circle} function allows the user
to activate the next file in the editor file ring without quitting the
current file. The function {\tt ShowRing} (PF20) gives you a list of
tems in the XEDIT ring, you can select any item by placing the cursor
n the appropriate line and pressing ENTER or PF11. All in all, the
Gopher-maze... What was it that I wanted to explain now? Ah yes,
bookmarks!
\SUBsubsection{Bookmarks ({\tt BMK})}
After exploring Gopher Space for a while you will realize, that an
enormous quantity of information is out there. But where exactly
are three components that are found in a normal Gopher directory or menu:
for your client to know how a particular item should be presented, the
fifth component of a directory is only of interest for the user, it is
the so-called `display string' or name and should give you a clue about
VieGOPHER, like most other Gopher clients, allows you to take notes about
the coordinates of an item you found. This is usually called a bookmark,
because it leads you back to the place where you found the information
and is not a reproduction of the information itself.
You can either take a bookmark for the item that is currently displayed
(PF4) or you could request that the item which is in the menu line of the
cursor should be transfered to the bookmark list (PF5). The list of your
bookmarks is stored in a file named {\tt GOPHER.BOOKMARK} and can be
activated by pressing PF6 (the BMK function). The bookmark file is then
\noindent Notes:
\begin{itemize}
\item Save the bookmark file after modifying (editing) it using
the FILE command.
\item Be careful about activating and editing the bookmark file
and taking more bookmarks while the bookmark file is still
active in the XEDIT file ring.
\item Save bookmarks for WAIS search items from the menu.
\end{itemize}
\SUBsubsection{Saving items to a file}
Text items can be stored in local files for later processing or printing.
This is done by pressing PF9 (save) when displaying the text item
of interest. The text will be appended to the file {\tt GOPHER.SAVEFILE},
together with a short header listing the gopher coordinates of the item.
Of course, the XEDIT commands {\tt SAVE}, {\tt FILE},
and {\tt PUT} can be entered on the command line as normal.
\SUBsubsection{Telnet}
VieGOPHER supports the telnet types 8 for `normal' telnet and T for
Telnet 3270. IBM's {\tt TELNET.MODULE} is able to handle both types,
appropriate values for the ROSE-variables {\tt CL\_TELNET\_8} and
{\tt CL\_TELNET\_T}.
The user can overide this selections by assigning the programs he
both are in the group {\tt GOPHER}.
the complete name of the desired program. For example, a user would
use VieGOPHER's SETUP function or
enter the following command to setup Arty Ecock's VT100 telnet emulator
for `normal' telnet sessions:
\begin{verbatim}
GLOBALV SELECT GOPHER SETLP TELNET-8 TNVT100 EXEC
\end{verbatim}
\SUBsection{Supported Item Types}
Table \ref{supported.items} list all currently supported item
types. Please be aware, some servers know item types that this
client will not be able to process, other item types (like {\tt w})
are not yet standardized and might be interpreted differently by
the server on one side and the client on the other side.
% Links: * edindex (type code overview)
\begin{table}
\caption{Supported Item Types}\label{supported.items}
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\begin{minipage}{\textwidth}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|l|cl|}\hline
type & marker & short &\multicolumn{2}{l|}{actions on activation}\\
\hline\hline
& & & $\circ$ & display as plain text \\
\hline
& & & $\circ$ & display as directory \\
\hline
limited support is provided} & $\circ$ & retrieve \\
& & & $\circ$ & display as plain text \\
\hline
& & & $\circ$ & submit search selector to
server\footnote{compatible with WAIS gateway}\\
& & & $\circ$ & display result as directory \\
\hline
& & & $\circ$ & submit search selector to server\\
& & & $\circ$ & display result as file \\
\hline
& & & & clue for logging in \\
& & & $\circ$ & start telnet session \\
\hline
T & \verb/<T>/& Telnet 3270\footnote{Type={\tt T} is now officially declared
as 3270 telnet mode. By default, types 8 and T are handled the same way as
normal telnet, but this can be configured either at installation time or
as a user setup option.} & $\circ$ & display selector string as a \\
& & & & clue for logging in \\
& & & $\circ$ & start telnet session \\
\hline
& \verb/***/ & info & & (no action on activation) \\
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% neither <B> nor <H> are currently used %%%%%%%%%%%%
%%% \hline
%%% B & \verb/<B>/& BSS & $\circ$ & retrieve \\
%%% & & & $\circ$ & display as
%%% file\footnote{sending the data to a file without displaying should be
%%% implemented; transparent decoding would be a useful option} \\
%%% \hline
%%% H & \verb/<H>/& Hypertext & $\circ$ & retrieve \\
%%% & & & $\circ$ & display as ordinary
%%% file\footnote{hypertext information is not evaluated
%%% by this client yet} \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\end{minipage}
\end{table}
\SUBsection{Global Variables}
The client uses two different types of global variables, permanent
ones, for storing setup parameters, in the file {\tt LASTING.GLOBALV}
and temporary ones in memory.
\SUBsubsection{User Setup}
Table \ref{clglv} on page \pageref{clglv} lists all the
They are in the group GOPHER in the file {\tt LASTING.GLOBALV}
and can be modified with the SETUP function built into the
client (PF23: {\tt Setup}) or by calling the program GOPHSTP.
%%% this part is obsolete already ... %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%%\noindent {\bf Attention:}
%%% {\tt HOST}, {\tt ITYPE} and {\tt SEL}
%%% need to be set, accessed and modified using
%%% {\tt GLOBALVV.EXEC} since they will usually contain mixed
%%% case strings which can't be handled with GLOBALV.
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\begin{table}
\caption{Permanent Global Variables for the Client}\label{clglv}
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\begin{minipage}{\textwidth}
\begin{tabular}{|l|l|}
\hline % --------------------------------------------------------------------
% {\tt KEEP\footnote{this feature is not fully implemented yet.} }
% & define, if items should be kept and how long \\
% {\tt ~~=ALL } & keep all items \\
% {\tt ~~=SESSION } & keeps items only during a session \\
% {\tt ~~={\sl{(none)}}} & don't keep any items [Default] \\
% \hline % -------------------------------------------------------------------
{\tt HOST} & name of the GOPHER server to be accessed at startup \\
& [Default: {\tt gopher.wu-wien.ac.at}] \\
\hline % ---------------------------------------------------------------------
{\tt PORT} & port of the GOPHER server \\
& [Default: {\tt 70}] \\
\hline % ---------------------------------------------------------------------
{\tt ITYPE} & item type of the first item to be fetched \\
& [Default: {\tt 1} ({\sl directory})] \\
\hline % ---------------------------------------------------------------------
{\tt SEL} & selector string of the first item to be fetched \\
& [Default: {\sl text}\footnote{set during installation
as a ROSE definition}] \\
\hline % ---------------------------------------------------------------------
{\tt DNAME} & name of the startup menu \\
& [Default: {\sl none}] \\
\hline % ---------------------------------------------------------------------
{\tt BOOKMARK} & name of the bookmark file \\
& [Default: {\tt GOPHER BOOKMARK A}] \\
\hline % ---------------------------------------------------------------------
{\tt SAVEFILE} & name of the file where items may be saved \\
& [Default: {\tt GOPHER SAVEFILE A}] \\
\hline % ---------------------------------------------------------------------
{\tt INFOLEVEL} & level of verbosity, amount of function key description \\
& [Default: {\tt 5}] \\
\hline % ---------------------------------------------------------------------
{\tt TELNET-8} & name of the telnet program for items of {\tt Type=8} \\
& [Default: {\tt TELNET MODULE}] \\
\hline % ---------------------------------------------------------------------
{\tt TELNET-T} & name of the telnet program for items of {\tt Type=T} \\
& [Default: {\tt TELNET MODULE}] \\
\hline % ---------------------------------------------------------------------
\end{tabular}
\end{minipage}
\end{center}
\end{table}
\SUBsubsection{temporary variables}
Table \ref{clglv-t} on page \pageref{clglv-t} lists the client's
temporary global variables,
%%% they are in the group GOPHER in the special format
%%% file {\tt LASTING.GLOBALXV}.
the CMS program GLOBALV keeps them in main memory.
%%% The Gopher program will purge this file
%%% at the end of every session.
These variables can not be accessed directly.
\begin{table}
\caption{Temporary Global Variables for the Client}\label{clglv-t}
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\begin{center}
\begin{minipage}{\textwidth}
\begin{tabular}{|l|l|}\hline
{\tt TMPCNT } & number of the last item fetched (0..??)\\
\hline
{\tt GHOST } & host, port, type and selector of the last item fetched\\
\hline
{\tt GI1:{\sl{$<$ty$>$}} } & directory entry of the item held in
file {\tt GOPHTMP.}{\sl{$<$ty$>$}}\\
{\tt GI2:{\sl{$<$ty$>$}} } & {\sl $<$ty$>$} is the file type of the
XEDIT file in the ring\\ \hline
{\tt L{\sl{$<$ty$>$}} } & screen information for active item in
XEDIT ring\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{minipage}
\end{center}
\end{table}
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%%%\noindent {\bf Attention:}
%%% {\tt GHOST}, {\tt GI1:}{\sl{$<$ty$>$}} and
%%% {\tt GI2:}{\sl{$<$ty$>$}}
%%% are set, accessed and modified by the client modules
%%% using {\tt GLOBALXV.EXEC} since they will usually contain mixed case
%%% strings, possibly even longer than 256 bytes, which can't be handled
%%% with GLOBALV or GLOBALVV.
%%%{\tt L{\sl{$<$ty$>$}}} is handled using GLOBALV.
% -----------------------------------------------------------------------
\section{Author's Address}\label{gg.addr}
n the following ways:\\[2.5ex]
\noindent\begin{tabular}{ll}
email: & $<$Gerhard.Gonter@wu-wien.ac.at$>$\\
& $<$GONTER@AWIWUW11.BITNET$>$\\[2ex]
& University of Economics, Vienna\\
& Augasse 2-6\\
& A-1090 Wien\\
& Austria, Europe\\[2ex]
fax: & +43/1/31336/702\\[2ex]
\end{tabular}
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