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Q158832: Personal Web Server Cannot Be Used as a Gopher Server

Article: Q158832
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,1.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): mspwsw95
Last Modified: 05-JAN-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Personal Web Server versions 1.0, 1.0a for Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft Personal Web Server cannot be used as a Gopher server.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Gopher protocol is a menu-based interface for opening resources on the
Internet. The menus have the same function as hyperlinks on the Web.

Personal Web Server supports only the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and File
Transfer Protocol (FTP). There is no support for the Gopher protocol.

Additional query words: 1.00 1.00a

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Keywords          : mspwsw95 
Technology        : kbPersWebServSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbPersWebServ100Win95 kbPersWebServ100aWin95
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,1.0a

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