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Gopher Server help contents

This help file contains help information for the following dialogs.

Gopher Server configuration dialog

New Mapping dialog

Change Mapping dialog


Gopher Server configuration dialog

This dialog lets you configure the Gopher Server.  The information in this dialog is stored in the Windows NT Registry, and is read by the Gopher Service when it is started.

If you change any of these settings, you must stop the Gopher Server and restart it in order for the new configuration information to be recognised.

Choose one of the following buttons for information about the dialog box:

 Data Directory

 TCP/IP Port

 File extension to Gopher type mapping

 New mapping

 Change mapping

 Delete mapping

 Unix compatibility mode

 Enable caching with timeout

 Log transactions in directory

 Defaults


The Data Directory is the full drive:\path of the root of the directory tree containing the files you wish to make available to Gopher clients.  This directory must exist.

To specify a directory on a fileserver, use its UNC name.


The TCP/IP port (a positive integer number) on which the Gopher Server listens for incoming Gopher connections.  The default value is 70.


This list shows which Gopher types are associated with which filename extensions.  The extension is listed on the left, the corresponding Gopher type in the middle, and the meaning of the Gopher type on the right.  Files with an extension which is not in this list (or which don't have an extension) are associated with the Gopher type listed against the (Default) extension.


Click this button to create a new entry in the list of extension to Gopher type mappings.


Click this button to change an existing extension to Gopher type mapping.  You must select the mapping to change from the list box to the left.


Click this button to delete an existing extension to Gopher type mapping.  You must select the mapping to delete from the list box to the left.


If this box is checked, the Gopher Server will record each Gopher request it receives in a log file.  You can also specify here the full drive:\path of the directory where the Gopher Server should store its log files.


Check this box to enable Gopher menus to be cached.  You can also specify the valid lifetime for such cache files (in minutes).


Check this box to enable a special mode of server operation which is designed to make it easier for migrating a Gopher tree from Unix to Windows NT.


This button resets all the configuration settings in the dialog to their default values.


New Mapping dialog

This dialog creates a new mapping between a filename extension and a Gopher type.

Choose one of the following buttons for information about the dialog box:

 Filename extension

 Gopher type


Type the new filename extension which you wish to associate with a Gopher type.


Select from the list the Gopher type you wish to associate with the filename extension, or enter the Gopher type yourself if it is not on the list.


Change Mapping dialog

This dialog changes an existing mapping between a filename extension and a Gopher type.

Choose one of the following buttons for information about the dialog box:

 Filename extension

 Gopher type


Edit the filename extension if required.  If you are changing the (Default)mapping, you may not edit this field.