Subject: I started a Gopher server in 2026 and it's ridiculously refreshing
From: danconderman (at) *nospam* gmail.com (Daniel Conderman)
Newsgroups: nitetime.projectsDate: Aug 17 2026 01:03:04
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Modern web development occasionally makes me want to throw a laptop into
Lake Koshkonong.
Frameworks.
Dependencies.
Tracking.
Popups.
Feeds.
Algorithms.
Infinite scrolling.
So I went backwards.
I started a real Gopher server.
gopher://gopher.nitetime.net
There is also a web gateway for people without a Gopher client:
https://gopher.nitetime.netText.
Menus.
Directories.
Links.
Information.
That's basically it.
And somehow it feels more like exploring the Internet than scrolling through
most modern websites does.
I started a Gopher server in 2026 and it's ridiculously refreshing