Re: TLS in Gopher

["Iain R. Learmonth" <irl@fsfe.org>]

Hi,

On 28/02/18 14:20, Nuno Silva wrote:
> On 2018-02-28 07:53 +0000, Iain R. Learmonth wrote:
>> The idea of requiring a specific port number sounds like a complete
>> hack.
> 
> Doesn't look hackish to me -- after all, isn't this how internet
> services, including HTTPS, work? They have a default port number
> assigned, which is used unless you specify a port number.

This solution would preclude the use of any port number except for the
"assigned" port number, as other ports would not be expected to use TLS.
For this reason alone this idea should be considered a poor solution.

Thanks,
Iain.