Re: [FR] Proposal for a New Feature (gophers)

Thomas Dickey <[email protected]> Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:38:40 -0400
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On Thu, Jul 30, 2026 at 12:32:24PM +0300, DACBARBOS Brand wrote:
> Hello, esteemed developers,
>=20
> 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 mea=
ns
> 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-=
weekend/197000>.
> I hope this message makes sense and hopefully resonates with some of you.
> Thank you.

I will duly consider patches for this feature (thanks)

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Thomas E. Dickey <[email protected]>
https://invisible-island.net

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