Browsing Browsing involves selecting a topic from the root level menu and continuing to select topics level by level until the desired item appears on a menu. The item can them be retrieved for viewing and transferring to a local computer through the mail facility. Searching Using the search capability, the user can type a keyword and let Gopher actually locate where information related to that topic is stored on the worldwide network. The Gopher Server searches a large collection of items and lists the ones that contain the keyword. The user can then review these items and select those to be read or mailed.
Some servers allow multiple search arguments.