diff --git a/plugins/HTMLPurifierSchemes/lib/htmlpurifier/urischeme/gopher.php b/plugins/HTMLPurifierSchemes/lib/htmlpurifier/urischeme/gopher.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Validates gopher
+ */
+class HTMLPurifier_URIScheme_gopher extends HTMLPurifier_URIScheme
+{
+    /**
+     * @type int
+     */
+    public $default_port = 70;
+
+    /**
+     * @type bool
+     */
+    public $browsable = true;
+
+    /**
+     * @type bool
+     */
+    public $hierarchical = true;
+
+    /**
+     * @param HTMLPurifier_URI $uri
+     * @param HTMLPurifier_Config $config
+     * @param HTMLPurifier_Context $context
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function doValidate(&$uri, $config, $context)
+    {
+        $uri->userinfo = null;
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+// vim: et sw=4 sts=4