[gopher] Re: New Gopher Server (an April Fools' Day joke, but still, it exists)

[Cameron Kaiser <spectre@floodgap.com>]

> The SRCF--a student-run society at Cambridge University which
> provides a linux shell and related services to students--has set up a
> new gopher server at <gopher://gopher.srcf.ucam.org/>. I think they are
> running pygopherd.
> 
> Of course, this being 1iv2009, they are redirecting their main
> webpage <http://www.srcf.ucam.org> to the gopherspace...but hopefully
> they will keep the server once we get past 12BST (when these jokes
> traditionally end in the UK).

I'm pretty sure they intend to -- I spoke with Malcolm a couple weeks ago
when they submitted their server to the "new" list.

The OmniWeb traffic is massive. helsinki is keeping up with it, but people
can expect lots of fascinated people today. The only problem is I'm getting
quite a few joke server reports and I don't want to pollute Veronica with
temporary selectors. And it's only 5:40am Pacific!

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