FileGopherServer is a Gopher server which serves the file listing.

I've tried as much as possible to align the implementation with the Gopher RFC 1436. This server is non-gopher+, but supports gateway for gopher+ clients as a forward compatibility.

About Gopher

Gopher is a pre-HTTP protocol for browsing the internet. It is easy to use and light-weight, even for implementation. To know more about Gopher visit wiki page Wiki.

Compilation

$ g++ -o server server.cpp -std=gnu++11

Usage

$ ./server <directory-to-serve>

For example, to serve current directory:

$ ./server .

Gopher clients

In order to see server contents, you will need a Gopher client.

Ubuntu has it in it's repository. To install it, type:

$ sudo apt-get install gopher

See Overbite Project for clients for major platforms.

DiggieDog is a nice client for Android.

TODO

[ ] Implement efficient method to check a file is text or binary.
[ ] Implement efficient method to send file to client.
[ ] Add option to list hidden files.

Documentation

You can find the docs here.