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GOPHERD(1)                          GoFish                          GOPHERD(1)


NAME

       gopherd - the GoFish gopher server


SYNOPSIS

       gopherd [-dp] [-v] [config_file]


DESCRIPTION

       GoFish is a very simple gopher server. It is designed with security and
       low resource usage in mind. GoFish uses a single process that handles
       all the connections. This provides low resource usage, good latency (no
       context switches), and good scalability.

       GoFish runs in a chroot(2) environment. This means that GoFish can only
       serve files from the root directory or below. While GoFish must run at
       root privilege to be able to use port 70, it drops to a normal user
       while accessing files.


OPTIONS

       -d     daemon mode

       -p     preprocess cache

       -v     increase verbosity


FILES

       /etc/gofish.conf


SEE ALSO

       gofish(5), dotcache(5), mkcache(1), Internet RFC 1436


AUTHOR

       Written by Sean MacLennan


REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <headgopher@seanm.ca>.


COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2002 Sean MacLennan
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
       NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.

gopherd                           August 2002                       GOPHERD(1)

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