Re: Gopher item type for Markdown?
Cameron Kaiser <spectre-nb4sah8SP49Wk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
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> > a) Is this a good thing to do? Markdown is technically still text, but > > some might feel that it shouldn't be part of the gopher item types. > > I would use type 0 (text) and the .md extension. > A client can easily interpret it how it wants then. I think this makes the most sense to me as well. Markdown is still visually intelligible as plain text, so I don't see why older clients unaware of a new item type should be unable to access it. The extension seems like something that could be agreed upon by convention. -- ------------------------------------ personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * ckaiser-nb4sah8SP49Wk0Htik3J/[email protected] -- Music should be used for the perception of God. -- George Harrison ---------