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Gophermap
A gophermap file is a means of defining menus for gopher content. The gophermap provides a virtual view of the content available allowing one to rename files, hide them, or even link to content on other servers. The gophermap is supported by both Bucktooth and PyGopherd. These servers must perform some processing on the gophermap file before sending the menu back to the client. For example, Bucktooth will send any RFC 1436 compliant line to the client. Since it would be a major drag to always have to type things out in full, Bucktooth allows the following shortcuts:
- If you don't specify a port, Bucktooth provides the one your server is using (almost always 70).
- If you don't specify a host, Bucktooth provides your server's hostname.
- If you only specify a relative selector and not an absolute path, Bucktooth sticks on the path they're browsing.