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diff --git a/doc/protocols.md b/doc/protocols.md index 9fa07f06..dbf271bf 100644 --- a/doc/protocols.md +++ b/doc/protocols.md @@ -94,19 +94,17 @@ HTML. ## Finger -Finger is supported through the `adapter/protocol/cha-finger` shell script. -It is implemented as a shell script because of the protocol's simplicity. -cha-finger uses the `curl` program's telnet:// protocol to make requests. -As such, it will not work if `curl` is not installed. +Finger is supported through the `finger` shell script. It is implemented +as a shell script because of the protocol's simplicity. -Aspiring protocol adapter writers are encouraged to study cha-finger for -a simple example of how a custom protocol handler could be written. +For portability, `finger` uses Chawan's `nc` tool (a very limited netcat +clone) to make requests. ## Spartan Spartan is a protocol similar to Gemini, but without TLS. It is supported -through the `adapter/protocol/spartan` shell script, which uses `nc` to make -requests. +through the `spartan` shell script, and like Finger, it uses Chawan's `nc` to +make requests. Spartan has the very strange property of extending gemtext with a protocol-specific line type. This is sort of supported through a sed filter |