Index: epiphany-2.19.6/embed/ephy-embed.c
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--- epiphany-2.19.6.orig/embed/ephy-embed.c
+++ epiphany-2.19.6/embed/ephy-embed.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include "ephy-embed-type-builtins.h"
 #include "ephy-marshal.h"
 
+#include <string.h>
+
 static void ephy_embed_base_init (gpointer g_class);
 
 GType
@@ -438,8 +440,15 @@ void
 ephy_embed_load_url (EphyEmbed *embed,
 		     const char *url)
 {
-	EphyEmbedIface *iface = EPHY_EMBED_GET_IFACE (embed);
-	iface->load_url (embed, url);
+ 	char *protocol;
+ 	protocol=malloc(strlen(url)+1);
+ 	strcpy(protocol,url);
+ 	protocol=strtok(protocol,":");
+ 	if (strcasecmp(protocol,"gopher")!=0)
+ 	{
+        EphyEmbedIface *iface = EPHY_EMBED_GET_IFACE (embed);
+        iface->load_url (embed, url);
+    }
 }
 
 /**