Underbite

Underbite

A modern-ish gopher:// viewer.

What is Underbite?
Underbite is a Firefox add-on called Underbite that redirects Gopher URLs to a themed Floodgap Gopher proxy for viewing modern-ish gopher:// sites. It requires permissions to access and theme the proxy, access bookmarks, and history. Before installing, please read about the Gopher Proxy used and how data is handled. It is unaffiliated with Floodgap.
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By: luk3yx
Users: 38 ▼ -2
Rating: 4.67 (3)
Version: 0.2.3 (Last updated: 2023-01-18)
Creation date: 2018-11-16
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • bookmarks
  • history
  • storage
Size: 21.30K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Underbite is a Firefox add-on that redirects Gopher URLs to a themed Floodgap Gopher proxy.

Required permissions:

  • Access to <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/964bbbd26b5c30293755b310f7ebae1676279df71fdeb48e55efe810a700a7f7/https%3A//gopher.floodgap.com/gopher/gw.lite" rel="nofollow">https://gopher.floodgap.com/gopher/gw.lite</a>: To theme and communicate with the proxy.
  • Access to bookmarks: To set bookmark URLs correctly.
  • Access to history: To set history URLs correctly (gopher://... instead of moz-extension://...).

Before installing this add-on, please read the information about the Gopher Proxy used and how your data is handled at https://gopher.floodgap.com/gopher

To use this add-on, you can visit a Gopher site, such as gopher://gopher.floodgap.com.

This add-on is unaffiliated with Floodgap.

A copy of this README is viewable at gopher://127.0.0.1 with this add-on installed.

User reviews
This is a great gopher add-on for those that don't have a gopher client installed.
by kiwi, 2019-12-12

by Fabricius Flamen, 2019-11-16

Nice lightweight gopher client. I find this works better than Overbite for my set-up. thanks for adding this option luk3yx - testsite=> gopher://infinitelyremote.com :D
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Safety
Risk impact

Underbite may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Underbite has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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