I'm actually using base 58 to encode numbers for the gopher URL shortner with the Ripple alphabet. It works as advertised, and is great for an old protocol like

I'm actually using base 58 to encode numbers for the gopher URL shortner with the Ripple alphabet. It works as advertised, and is great for an old protocol like this. gopher://fld.gp/1/gopher/shorten (shortened URL example: gopher://fld.gp/1j/r or http://fld.gp/1j/r http://fld.gp/1j/r )