There have been a few tools written, some quite recently, to 
help keep track of content on gopher. Specifically, perhaps, 
to help track phlogs. I don't use them, because I'm so 
marvellously lazy that I can't be bothered to download, 
compile, or set them up in any way. It's a little 
embarassing really, especially when you consider that I 
have, in the past, spent countless hours configuring or 
compiling things for no good reason at all.

Here's what I do, for my mostly manual gopher experience:

1. I start with a list of phlogs and holes that I enjoy. 
They are saved as bookmarks in VF-1. I use the Bongusta
aggregator and the Grex daily batch and the circumlunar 
update page as starting points, but I don't rely on them.

2. While reading, other gopher holes or phlogs will 
generally be mentioned. I take the time to follow the links, 
and if I enjoy what I read, I take the time to dig into the 
gopher hole a bit, and add it to my VF-1 bookmarks.

3. I regularly (that is, whenever I feel like it) check the 
list of latest servers on floodgap. If I find something I 
like, I add it to my bookmarks.

4. I regularly (whenever) use the veronica 2 search on 
floodgap to search by subject, and if I come across a new 
site, I bookmark it.

5. I organize my bookmarks using cheap tricks in VF-1 that 
are outlined on my circumluar.space hole. This means I can 
have general purpose bookmarks, as well as a set of pages 
that I like to "tour."

6. I use the "tour" feature in VF-1 to regularly check up on 
gopher holes and phlogs. For phlogs that aren't updated 
frequently, I move them to a different list area so I don't 
have to tour them as much.


And that's about it. It's not elegant. It's not impressive. 
It's not thorough. But it is simple, and it doesn't require 
any software beyond my gopher client. It's extremely 
portable (as VF-1 stores it's bookmarks in plaintext.) Most 
importantly, my method doesn't stand in my way. It might 
drive someone else bonkers, but it works for me. It keeps me 
gophering. For that, I love it.

Of course, I've not have good access to my laptop or the 
internet for a couple months, but I am now getting back on 
the bandwagon.