[FR] Proposal for a New Feature (gophers)

DACBARBOS Brand <[email protected]> Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:32:24 +0300
Newsgroups gmane.comp.web.lynx.devel
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Hello, esteemed developers,

I hereby duplicate my recent Lagrange feature request
<https://github.com/skyjake/lagrange/issues/798>, as I believe it would
benefit Lynx users too. What is it about? Simple: please consider adding
support for the secure Gopher protocol in URIs (similar to what HTTPS means
for HTTP, this would be Gopher over TLS). I felt a bit frustrated after
implementing my fedornicus <https://github.com/dacbarbos/fedornicus> setup
that the only client providing such an OOB (out-of-the-box) experience was
ncgopher <https://github.com/jansc/ncgopher> (even without using gophers://
to distinguish between plain and secure). Context: Fedora tech-talk
<https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/anyone-feeling-nostalgic-for-the-we=
ekend/197000>.
I hope this message makes sense and hopefully resonates with some of you.
Thank you.

Sincerely,
Paul-George Grecu <https://about.me/dacbarbos>
Brand Manager/Owner
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