## Gopher Directory Properties

Configure the gopher service directories by using this dialog box. Press the Add button on the Directories property sheet to set up new directories.

### Directory

Sets the path to the directory to use for the gopher service.

### Browse button

Use to select the directory to use for the gopher service.

### Home Directory

Choose this to specify the root directory for the gopher service.

Internet Information Server provides a default home directory, Gophroot, for the gopher service. The files that you place in the gopher home directory, and its subdirectories, are available to remote browsers. You can change the location of the default home directory.

### Virtual Directory

Choose this to specify a subdirectory for the gopher service. Enter the directory name or "alias" that service users will use.

These directories are accessed using the alias in the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) as if the alias were a subdirectory of the home directory. That is, you can publish from other directories and have those directories accessible from within the home directory. Such directories are called "virtual directories."

Note that virtual directories will not appear in gopher directory listings; you must create explict links in tag files in order for users to access virtual directories. Users can also type in the URL if they know the alias for the virtual directory; however, they must precede the alias name with "11/". For example, to access the virtual directory "books" from your gopher server which is named gopher.company.com, you would use the following URL:

gopher://gopher.company.com/11/books

The administrator can specify the physical location of the virtual directory and the virtual name (alias), which is the directory name used by remote browsers.

The published directories can be located on local or network drives. If the virtual directory is a network drive, provide the user name and password with access to that network drive. Virtual directories on network drives must be on computers in the same Windows NT domain as the Internet Information Server.

### Account Information

This box is active only if the Directory specifed in the first line of this dialog box is a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) server and share name, for example, \WebserverHtmlfiles. Enter the user name and password that has permission to use the network directory. Virtual directories on network drives must be on computers in the same Windows NT domain as the Internet Information Server.

Important If you specify a user name and password to connect to a network drive, all Internet Information Server access to that directory will use that user name and password. You should use care when using UNC connections to network drives to prevent possible security breaches.

See also: The Internet Information Server Installation and Administration Guide. Choose Help Topics from Internet Service Manager, or click the Product Documentation icon in the Microsoft Internet Server program group.

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