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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 08:38:46 -0600
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- From: williw1@mail.auburn.edu (Wade Williams)
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- Subject: Re: WAIS Indexes
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- >I tried to set up some indexes as specified in gopherd.8.
- >
- >%mkdir $gopher_data_dir/FAQ/.emacsindex
- >%cd $gopher_data_dir/FAQ/.emacsindex
- >%mv /tmp/emacs-faq .
- >%waissindex -t dash emacs-faq
- >
- >Then I checked my indexes with waissearch,
- >
- >%waissearch -d index dired
- >
- >< This works, I found two hits >
- >
- >Then I created the file $gopher_data_dir/FAQ/.Links :
- >
- >Type=7
- >Name;Emacs Frequently Asked questions
- >path=7/.emacsindex/index
- >
- >Then tried gopher/xgopher and went to the menu entry
- >
- ><idx> Emacs Frequently Asked Question
- >
- >clicked on it, got the question box, typed "dired" and got a:
- >
- > "Server error: Unknown index type"
- >
- >Tried the same with filetype=mail and with a mail folder and got same
- >response. I can't see what's wrong.
- >
- >My gopherd get's started by inetd
- >
- > ../../gopherd -I -c $gopher_data_dir 70
- >
- >With the exception of the WAIS indexes everything seems fine.
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- I have basically the same setup, except that I'm not running under inetd.
- I get the same error and as yet, no one has been able to help.
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