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Zope.org mailman lists migrated to new release, new host
by Ken Manheimer 03 Feb '01

03 Feb '01

While the old mail system on classic was hosed, a few of us at digital creations took the opportunity to migrate the mailman lists the new host and the new version of mailman. (Barry Warsaw, mr mailman, did the main work of transforming the lists, while ethan and i helped with data transfer, dns config, etc - "...hauling up the data on the xerox line..." (*)) This migration was way overdue, and was intended to happen in the near term, anyway. It should mean more reliable service, and reduce some of the awful headaches the list managers have had to endure, keeping the old system going and, particularly, dealing with the poorly filtered bounce messages. (I collected over 20,000 bounces over a period of a few months, as zope(a)zope.org admin, lucky me. The improved bounce handling in mailman 2.0 should reduce that number significantly - and it's no longer pointless to continue to improve it as we discover unhandled bounce formats...) We have yet to confirm that delivery works ok - but signs are good, as the system slogs through the backlog. For the short term, we're expecting more *sluggish* turnaround time, until we get the storage server migrated to a separate host, hopefully sometime in the next week or so. At that point, we expect improved performance, and reliability. We will see. Note that ethan updated the dns so 'lists.zope.org' is still the canonical host - and the zope.org MX record also is revised to point to the right place. 'http://lists.zope.org/mailman' and 'http://www.zope.org/mailman' should continue to be interchangable, with the latter being a redirect to the former. Upshot - the changes should be transparent. (We have yet to establish that the new mail host will relay collector and other classic.zope.org mail-using applications. We're working on it.) That's it for now. One way or another, this should be a big step forward for pending escape from painful legacy items - hooray! Ken klm(a)digicool.com (*) http://stevebriggs.superb.net/stanrogers/songs/wch-sng.html

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DTML Eval Tag Released
by Casey Duncan 02 Feb '01

02 Feb '01

Is machine language more readable than your DTML code? Are you suffering from expression quotaphobia? Let the dtml-eval tag whisk your worries aways while simultaneously curing athlete's foot and consumption! (statements not FDA approved) The eval tag lets you inline a block of Python expressions directly into your DTML code without multiple dtml-calls and without quoting. It also lets you use the standard Python variable assignment syntax to store values in the REQUEST object. If you try it in the next 5 seconds, we'll throw in a patch for dtml-comment absolutely free! Check it out today at: http://www.zope.org/Members/Kaivo/EvalTag -- | Casey Duncan | Kaivo, Inc. | cduncan(a)kaivo.com `------------------>

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Zope advocacy in SD Times
by Larry O'Brien 01 Feb '01

01 Feb '01

Zope and Python fans might enjoy my Webwatch column entitled "And Then Came Zope..." in the latest issue of Software Development Times.

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Problem with zope.org maillists
by Ken Manheimer 01 Feb '01

01 Feb '01

The old mailman installation appears to have fallen over, and i'm trying to help it back up. I'm getting messages about run_queue failing with "Too many open files", and there are over 3400 entries in the ~mailman/data directory. I'm poking around to see if i can unwedge the queue, though so far with no luck. I assume the backlog of queue entries occurred during some dns problems yesterday and today, though i can't swear to it. The entries don't date back past yesterday, though, so it's a good bet. Ken klm(a)digicool.com

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Problem with zope.org maillists
by Ken Manheimer 01 Feb '01

01 Feb '01

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 17:44:47 -0500 (EST) From: Ken Manheimer <klm(a)digicool.com> To: geeks we are <geeks(a)digicool.com> Subject: Problem with zope.org maillists The old mailman installation appears to have fallen over, and i'm trying to help it back up. I'm getting messages about run_queue failing with "Too many open files", and there are over 3400 entries in the ~mailman/data directory. I'm poking around to see if i can unwedge the queue, though so far with no luck. I assume the backlog of queue entries occurred during some dns problems yesterday and today, though i can't swear to it. The entries don't date back past yesterday, though, so it's a good bet. Ken klm(a)digicool.com

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REMINDER: Zope track at Python 9!
by Brian Lloyd 31 Jan '01

31 Jan '01

Hello all, Just a reminder that the ninth international Python conference is right around the corner, and that there will be a Zope track again this year. More information on the Zope Track at Python 9 may be found at: http://www.python9.org/p9-zope1.html We invite you to come out and meet fellow Zopistas, learn about Perl for Zope, the future of ZPatterns and what's in store for Zope in 2001. Note that "early bird" registration for Python 9 ends February 2nd - for more information about Python 9 or the Zope Track see http://www.python9.org/. Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com Software Engineer 540.371.6909 Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com

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ANNOUNCE: Zope 2.3.0 final released
by Brian Lloyd 26 Jan '01

26 Jan '01

Hello all, Zope 2.3.0 final has been released - you can download it from Zope.org: http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.3.0/ Zope 2.3 is focused on improving productivity, ease of use and performance. New features in the 2.3 release supporting these goals include: - Scripts to allow safe web management of logic, dramatically improving the ability to separate logic and presentation in site design - Cache Managers to provide a powerful caching infrastructure for dramatically improving site responsiveness while retaining dynamicism - Built-in infrastructure for complex virtual hosting of multiple sites on one server - Significantly improved Zope Management Interface for web-based authoring and administration - Other important changes, such as improvements in WebDAV support, customizable object creation, running an optional server for browsing source documents, significant improvements in cataloging and indexing, and a new quick start document with references to the most important documentation for new users Zope 2.3 also marks the first feature release where a significant amount of the work was done "in the fishbowl" using our open development process on dev.zope.org. This release owes a lot to the hard work of many in the Zope community in addition to folks here at DC. The MVPs for Zope 2.3 include: - Evan Simpson (Python scripting and SiteAccess) - Shane Hathaway (CacheManager and many other things) - Adam Davis (improvements to the Zope interface) - Chris Petrilli (ZCatalog) - Toby Dickenson (improved Python 2 support) - Chris McDonough (improved UserFolders) - John Odom (StructuredText NG) - Michel Pelletier (Interfaces and new Quickstart) - Casey Duncan (ZCatalog patches) - Tres Seaver (FTP and DAV support in ZClasses) - John Heintz (patch for ExtensionClass) - Chris Withers (patches and bug hunting) - Tom Vijlbrief (FTP rename support) - Dieter Maurer (patches and bug hunting) My apologies to anyone I've missed - thanks also to the many who participated the alpha and beta cycles and provided feedback. For more information on what is new in this release, see the CHANGES.txt and HISTORY.txt files for the release: - http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.3.0/CHANGES.txt - http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.3.0/HISTORY.txt Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com Software Engineer 540.371.6909 Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com

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ANNOUNCE: Zope 2.3.0 beta 3 released
by Brian Lloyd 24 Jan '01

24 Jan '01

Hi all, Zope 2.3.0 beta 3 is now available. You can download it from Zope.org: http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.3.0b3/ This beta contains fixes for various issues reported to date in the beta cycle, and some older Collector bugs. Barring any major unforseen problems, this will be the last 2.3 beta release. For more information on what is new in this release, see the CHANGES.txt and HISTORY.txt files for the release: - http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.3.0b3/CHANGES.txt - http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.3.0b3/HISTORY.txt Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com Software Engineer 540.371.6909 Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com

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New release of ZStyleSheet
by Adrian Hungate 20 Jan '01

20 Jan '01

I have just uploaded a new version of ZStyleSheet. The major changes are: * I have added the browser string for MSIE 5.5 and verified that Netscape 6 works. * I have ensured that every function, method and class has a meaningful docstring. Enjoy... Adrian...

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ANNOUNCE: Zope 2.3.0 beta 2 released
by Brian Lloyd 19 Jan '01

19 Jan '01

Hello all - Zope 2.3.0 beta 2 is now available. You can download it from Zope.org: http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.3.0b2/ Highlights of the beta 2 release: - Changed the implementation of emergency_user to be backward compatible with the expectations of third-party user folders. All third party user folders should now work with Zope 2.3 without modification. - Zope is now much more tolerant of dependency problems in ZClasses. Some people were experiencing problems porting Products to upgraded Zope sites when their products contained ZClasses derived from base classes in other products (which may or may not have been installed on the new site). Zope is now much smarter about managing and recovering from failed base class dependencies and will re-register broken ZClasses when the missing Product causing the problem is installed. - Fixes for several other (more minor) bugs reported from beta 1 For more information on what is new in this release, see the CHANGES.txt and HISTORY.txt files for the release: - http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.3.0b2/CHANGES.txt - http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.3.0b2/HISTORY.txt Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com Software Engineer 540.371.6909 Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com

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