Then go to section 2 of this handout. Gopher is organized in menu trees. Your first view of Gopher will be the local menu, from which you can select an item. Gopher gets the next level of information, which may be another menu or may be text or other information. There is no guarantee that the item you want will be available whenever you want it.
Gopher is really a global network of interconnected machines and communications links.
All systems and all links all over the world are not constantly working. Therefore, you may sometimes experience failures in accessibility. If the system where an item resides is down for maintenance, you might see a similar message. If you get a message that an item is not currently available, just try again later. Navigation The section on the next page takes you through some sample menus.