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- July 7, 1994
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-
- Here is a short blurb about GopherSurfer & AppleSearch. Followed
- by some setup instructions so those who have AppleSearch can try it
- with their Gopher Surfer software.
-
- AppleSearch is a commercial product of Apple Computer Co, Inc.
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- Macintosh Gopher+ server with full-text search capability
-
- The University of Minnesota Gopher Development team is pleased to announce
- a new version of the Macintosh Gopher Surfer application (version 1.0b8).
-
- Gopher Surfer is a Gopher+ server that runs under the Macintosh operating
- system and makes it possible for people who do not want to run a Unix
- Gopher server to publish information in gopherspace.
-
- This is the first version of Gopher Surfer that works with Apple
- Computer's AppleSearch software to provide full-text search capabilities
- for Mac-based Gopher servers. This means that there is an alternative to
- running WAIS search engines on Unix systems for those that want to avoid
- Unix or take advantage of the setup and administration utilities that Apple
- includes as part of AppleSearch. If you are already running an AppleSearch
- server, you might also use gopher client software and Gopher Surfer to make
- the information on the AppleSearch server accessible to non-Macintosh
- systems (or available via a TCP/IP network).
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- How it works
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- Gopher Surfer acts as both a Gopher document server and a gateway to translate
- between AppleSearch's client-server protocol and the Internet Gopher protocol .
- To do this, Gopher Surfer acts as an AppleSearch client. When you tell Gopher
- Surfer to run with AppleSearch, you make a PPC connection to either a local or
- remote AppleSearch server, and the AppleSearch server appears as a Gopher
- search engine to gopher clients. Because Gopher Surfer is using PPC to connect
- to the AppleSearch server you can either run the AppleSearch software on the
- same Macintosh as Gopher Surfer, or have Gopher Surfer connect to the
- AppleSearch software via an AppleTalk network. Note that AppleSearch is
- software that you purchase from Apple, and AppleSearch servers require a
- 68040-based Macintosh.
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- Other Features
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- Gopher Surfer supports Gopher+ features such as electronic forms and alternate
- representations for data documents. Gopher Surfer also has an integral Gopher
- link editor and preview mode that you can easily reference items on other
- gopher servers.
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- Caveats
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- This is a beta-test version of Gopher Surfer. Please e-mail bug reports,
- comments, or even compliments to <gopher@boombox.micro.umn.edu>
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- Instructions
- =============
-
- 1. You should have installed the AppleSearch server on a 68040 macintosh.
- Those are the AppleSearch limitations, not mine. :-)
-
- 2. Install the AppleSearch Client software on the machine which will have
- the GopherSurfer application running on it.
-
- NOTE: The AppleSearch server and the GopherSurfer applications do not
- need to be running on the same macintosh.
-
- 3. If the AppleSearch server and the GopherSurfer application are running
- on the same computer skip to #4.
-
- If you have AppleSearch server running on a different computer there
- are some things that must be set up correctly. They are:
-
- a. The AppleSearch server machine must have File Sharing & Program
- Linking turned on. Do this in the Sharing Setup Control Panel.
-
- b. I strongly recommend you set up a specific account for the
- GopherSurfer application. Then it is easy to check if the
- GopherSurfer is currently connected. Do this in the
- Users & Group Control Panel.
-
- c. The Information server up by AppleSearch server will be present
- in folders on the AppleSearch server machine. For instance, on my
- computer I have two folders named 'AppleSearch Indexes' &
- 'AppleSearch Information Sources'.
-
- These names are determined when you set up the raw data files and
- index them.
-
- NOTE: You must allow the username you set up permission to see
- the Data folder (and its contents) & the Index folder (and its
- contents).
-
- 4. After you start up the GopherSurfer application go to the Gopher menu.
- Select Apple Search Logon. Wait while a PPC Browser slowly comes up.
- Once it is up you see something remarkably like a Chooser.
-
- There are 3 boxes in the window. Top left shows any Macintoshes
- allowing Program-to-Program Communication in the currently selected
- zone. Bottom left shows the zones on your AppleTalk network.
- Top right shows the programs available on the currently selected machine.
-
- So choose the appropriate macintosh and the program and click on the 'OK'.
-
- If the AppleSearch server is not on the same machine as the GopherSurfer
- you will most likely need to enter a username & password.
-
- NOTE: Re-read 3c if the AppleSearch server and the GopherSurfer
- applications are not running on the same machine. It is possible
- to successfully log in but still not have access to the data because
- you have not set the permissions correctly on the folders where the
- data & Index files reside.
-
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- 5. Now that you have successfully logged on, (Check the AppleSearch server
- Status Window if you aren't sure), when a client connects to your
- GopherSurfer they see a slightly different world. At the top of your
- servers home directory will be a search ('?') icon for each database
- on the connected AppleSearch server.
-
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- Each time you quit the GopherSurfer application it logs out from the
- AppleSearch server.
-
- And finally every time you restart the GopherSurfer application you will
- need to repeat steps number 3 thru 5.
-
- A future version will support the placement of a link to a specific
- database in the directory of your choice. Not just at the top level.
-
- Also, it will support automatic re-connection if the GopherSurfer
- should be restarted.
-
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- If you use AppleSearch and GopherSurfer I would be interested in
- hearing your comments.
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- Caveats
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- This is a beta-test version of Gopher Surfer. Please e-mail bug reports,
- comments, or even compliments to <gopher@boombox.micro.umn.edu>
-
- Enjoy,
- Dave Johnson
- Gopher Development Team
- University of Minnesota
-