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- Client Documentation for PC w/Lan Workplace for DOS
- version 1.13
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-
- I. Overview of the Internet Gopher LWP Client.
-
- The Internet Gopher is a distributed document delivery service. The LWP client
- is designed to run on a PC with Lan Workplace for DOS, a NOVELL product.
- It allows a 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 LWP Gopher Client allows a user on a
- PC to access the vast array of information available on various gopher
- servers.
-
-
- II. Using Gopher
-
- To use the gopher just type "gopher". You will be connected up to the
- U of M gopher server. You can aim the Gopher client at an alternative
- server if you wish. Just give the parameters on the command line like
- this: gopher <host> <port>
-
- example: gopher gopher.micro.umn.edu 70
-
- Note: The defaults are host:gopher.med.umich.edu
- and port:70
-
- Note: You can also set an environment variable to use as defaults.
- Use : SET HOST=lobster.mis.udel.edu
- and/or SET PORT=70
-
- If you run out of environment space for this, check your DOS manual to
- see how to increase the size.
-
- Note: You can also turn off the opening credit page and the closing
- page by setting the environment variable 'INFO' to anything.
- exp: SET INFO=OFF
-
-
- The following commands are available in the browsing mode.
-
- <Return>,L,<Right> View current item.
- S,<Alt-F2> Save the current item to a file
- P Print the current text item to a printer ( not working )
- U,K,<Up> Move pointer up.
- D,J,<Down> Move pointer down.
- <Page Up> Move pointer up one page ( 20 items )
- <Page Down> Move pointer down one page ( 20 items )
- <Home> Move pointer to first item
- <End> Move pointer to last item
- G,<Tab> Move pointer to a specific item number
- B,H,<Left> Go back up a level.
- T Go to the top level.
- Q,<Esc>,<Alt-F4> Exit Internet Gopher.
- = Find out where the item is located. ( Host, port, etc. )
- !,- Find out where the screen you see came from.
- E Change your environment variables from the program
- ( not working yet! )
- ? Displays a quick help screen
-
- To use <TAB>, press tab once then you have two options:
- a) Enter a number to move ( go ) to NOTE: This doesn't select the item!
- b) Enter a character. This will move you to the first item after the one
- you're on starting with the character you press. To move back, it's
- easier to just press <page up>.
-
- Each object can be identified by what is before the item name:
-
- > Item is a directory.
- <blank> Item is a text file.
- . Item is a search index.
- ~ Item is a telnet session or TN3270 session.
- ? Item is a CSO query
- # Item is a GIF or IMAGE
- @ Item is a sound
- * Item is a binary file to retrieve
- x Item is not currently supported
-
- While in the text viewing mode:
-
- Q,<Esc>,<Alt-F4> Exits view mode
- <Page Up>,<Up> Move up in file about 20 lines ( kind of flakey )
- <Page Down>,<Space> Move down in file about 20 lines
- <Home> Go back to top of file
- <End>,C Go to the end of the file ( Continuous Scroll )
- <Enter>,<Down> Move down one line at a time
- / Enter text to search for
- n Search for next occurance of text
- p Search for prior occurance of text
-
-
- III. Bugs, notes and things to be implimented.
-
- . You can not save the file from the view mode. Exit it and press 'S'
- on the files menu item. ( Or Alt-F2 will also select the save function )
-
- . In order to view GIFs or Images, you must set the environment variable
- 'VIEWER' as follows: SET VIEWER=C:\GIFDIR\GIFDESK
- changing the directory pointed to and the name of the file according to
- the GIF viewer you like to use...
-
- . In order to play sounds on your PC, you must set the environment
- variable 'PLAYER' to whatever sound program you like to use. If you
- have a sound card, specify the appropriate driver...
- The following is an example of this: SET PLAYER=C:\SOUND\PLAY -k09 -s
- changing the directory pointed to and the name of the file according to
- the sound program you like to use...
-
- . When you enter a telnet session and don't get the information you type
- displayed back to you, press <Alt-T> and change to character local echo
- mode. This change will stay even after leaving gopher so you should only
- have to do it once. Typeing 'resume' will get you back to the telnet
- session. Press '?' to see the list of options available to figure out
- how to switch to local echo.
-
- . If you get lost in a telnet session, press <Alt-T>, type 'close', then
- type 'quit'.
-
- . Running under Windows may improve the performance of the program
- when you have a large amount of virtual memory in use. It runs a lot
- smoother and for a longer period of time. (This is for full screen
- only, it doesn't work in a DOS Window)
-
- . Updates are not announced, download the files again and check the
- version number on the opening screen to see if it's a new version
- than what you have
-
- . The client is not gopher+ capable. It will connect to gopher+ servers,
- but won't allow the extra options...
-
- . The client doesn't work in a DOS Window in Windows, so an actual Windows
- client is being developed. You can however run it in full screen
- mode in Windows very efficiently.
-
- . If you are using LWP v4.1, you will have to set an environment variable
- for gopher to run properly. If you loaded LWP into c:\net for example
- add SET EXCELAN=C:\NET to your autoexec.bat file.
-
- . If you get the error can't find file 'resolv.cfg' then set the environment
- variable as follows: SET EXCELAN=C:\XLN or where ever you have your network
- software installed. This usually results when you are still running LWP4.0
- or LWP4.01 software.
-
- . Any bugs, suggestions, or comments can be sent to:
- for Dos client: blackp@med.umich.edu
- or for Windows client: leighton@med.umich.edu
- both can answer questions, etc. if you can't reach the other...
- and more information can be retrieved about gopher itself by anonymous
- ftp from: boombox.micro.umn.edu
- or using gopher, connect to the default host ( U of Mich ) and enter
- the About Gopher directory. Then read the protocol.text.if.you.must entry
- for very detailed information about how gopher itself works.
-
- New updates are usually unannounced, but located at:
- lennon.itn.med.umich.edu in dos/gopher
-