The connection may be made with a cable to an office network, or with a modem and telephone line from a user's home. A user name and password for the other computer is often required, so arrangements to log on must be made in advance. FTP software allows users to transfer files to and from computers elsewhere in the world. Generally no username or password is needed. Gopher Gopher was the most popular way to interact with the Internet before the world wide Web came along.
Gopher sites use menus for easy selection of items.
Gopher sites can be viewed with Web browsers, so extra software for viewing gopher sites is not needed. Email Email allows users to send and receive messages.