Using netcat with gemini (was Re: A question regarding the spec)

[Chris Vittal]

On Wed Oct 28, 2020 at 11:57 AM EDT, Sudipto Mallick wrote:
> On OpenBSD, I tried (after having a quick read of nc manpage) this:
>
> Well, when first I typed in
>
> gemini.circumlunar.space
>
> in that, I got an 53. Then I tried
>
> Why was I getting 53 there? Any idea?

A properly formed gemini request is a fully qualified URL with a scheme
and authority.

Hope that helps!

Chris