The final step is to transfer the file to the Internet Gopher server. Other methods include disks, and e-mail. Whatever method is used depends on your local hardware configuration. Catalogs prepared in this manner usually require a minimum of time to be completed, sometimes in as little as 10 minutes. As soon as they are installed on the server they are available to the entire campus and world.
Some items can be in publication in as little time as one week from the date of receipt.
On the downside to this process, there is very little that can be done regarding typographical emphasis. Typically, the only font used is a mono space font similar to Courier and there are simply no graphics available. Some products are available to allow for the cross platform publication of documents including special fonts and graphical elements. Each one lets a user on a specific brand of machine see a document that was published on another machine, with all of the original fonts and graphics. Such programs are typically very easy to operate and work in conjunction with a person's word processor.