Gopher Cannon
(ver 1.07)
Freeware


Gopher Cannon is a Windows Gopher Server written
with the .NET version 4.0 framework.  It requires 
.NET ver 4.0 to be installed on the PC. 



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VERSION HISTORY
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Version 1.07 (July 8, 2013)
 - Updated the server to use version 4.0 of the .NET Framework.
 - Converted the server to a native .NET service mode application.  It can be installed using InstallUtil.
   - Typically found at %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\   (32-bit systems)
       - Typically found at %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\ (64-bit systems)
       - 64-bit systems may choose to use either
       - Example:  installutil "C:\PathToGopherCannon.exe"
   - Further Info:  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/50614e95(v=vs.100).aspx
 - Added automatic (and compressed) server logging feature to replace the now-absent console interface.  A "Logs" folder will be automatically created as a compressed NTFS folder in the program's launch directory.
 - Fixed a minor bug causing there to be one more socket available than the maximum specified socket count in the config file.

Version 1.06 (August 26, 2010)
 - Added URL link support at user's request.  You can now serve HTTP, FTP, etc links provided your client's browser supports those content types.

Version 1.05b (August 24, 2010)
 - Minor update to the included sample site to demonstrate external links.  No changes in the binary.
 - Minor update to included documentation.

Version 1.05 (March 2, 2009)
 - Fixed possible denial of service exploit involving a single remote opening all possible connections and leaving them open indefinitely.
 - Fixed bug revolving around the port count when set to a number greater than 256.

Version 1.04 (September 28, 2008)
 - Fixed multiple bugs in binary file sends...it's a wonder it worked at all before.  heh

Version 1.03 (September 28, 2008)
 - Changed the way directory structure is handled to be more natural (as expected).
 - Updated "Sample Site.zip" to include an example showing how to use file system folders.

Version 1.02 (September 28, 2008)
 - Fixed bug on binary file sends. (improper termination)
 - Fixed file attribution errors.  The last version was made by me, not Microsoft.
 - Added to installation notes.

Version 1.01 (September 28, 2008)
 - Initial public-release version.  Binary only.
 - Very basic server. 

Gopher Cannon:  Gopher Protocol Server
(c)2008-2013 by Geoff Sevart