May 1999 - Zope - Zope lists

Re: [Zope] Zserver installation on Win95
by .Oliver_Thuns. 06 May '99

06 May '99

>I've created a hosts file from the hosts.sam file.... so it exists. > >In there localhost is defined, including the other names of the PC's. > >So the error is there also when a hosts file is defined... Yes, you have to edit the FTP module and configure the IP-Adress. -- I'm busily ignoring some thousand of implications I have determined to be irrelevant.

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Re: [Zope] Could we migrate Zope email to a news group?
by pj＠sam.engr.sgi.com 06 May '99

06 May '99

Mike explains: |> ...if it ever arrives at all. oh - guess I live a sheltered life. Here inside SGI, usenet news group are very reliable. |> By private, I don't mean restricted, of course. |> It's still publicly available, but it isn't connected to USENET. ah - then how about we have a dedicated server, just for the zope group, but keep it in the usenet hierarchy, so that some other portion of the universe (apparently not including yourself ') that has reliable usenet feeds will gain greater and more convenient access to that same group. This could include the "dual news/list solution" that I see Alexander Staubo suggesting in another response. I'm fine with such, so long as someone else does the work. Such dual solutions are certainly _heavily_ used inside SGI, where I work. |> If you're really eager to get a comp.sys.zope, great ... Ah -- there's a key point. My going off and getting a comp.*.zope accepted would be a useless waste of time (or worse - some sort of information pollution) unless the Zope masters (likely starting with someone from Digital Creations, such as Paul Everitt, Michel Pelletier, Jim Fulton, Brian Lloyd, Rob Page or Ken Manheimer, based on how often I see their names in my email archive) backs this, and a Zope community concensus forms to motivate the shift from the email list to the news group for most activity. Otherwise, I'm just pissing in the wind. (And not "comp.sys.zope", I hope. "comp.sys" seems to be for computer system (sw+hw) vendors, not web server software). ======================================================================= I won't rest till it's the best ... Software Production Engineer Paul Jackson (pj(a)sgi.com; pj(a)usa.net) 3x1373 http://sam.engr.sgi.com/pj

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RE: [Zope] Installing ZServer
by .Oliver_Thuns. 06 May '99

06 May '99

>> log: adding channel <trigger at 920320> >> Traceback (innermost last): >> File "D:\WebSite\ZServer\start.py", line 96, in ? >> from FTPServer import FTPServer >> File "D:\WebSite\ZServer\FTPServer.py", line 140, in ? >> from medusa.ftp server import ftp_channel, ftp_server, >> recv_channel >> File "D:\WebSite\ZServer\medusa\ftp_server.py", line 58, in ? >> HOSTNAME = socket.gethostbyaddr (IP_ADDRESS)[0] >> socket.error: host not found >> >> What am I doing wrong? >> > >My guess is IP_ADDRESS in your start.py is not set right, however I >believe it defaults to 127.0.0.1, does Win95 not have a 127.0.0.1 >(loopback) interface? I would *not* be suprised. I think it's a bug in the FTP module. If you configure a IP-Adress, it's not known by the FTP module. You have to configure it in the FTP module, too. Oliver -- I'm busily ignoring some thousand of implications I have determined to be irrelevant.

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Re: [Zope] Re: installation of ZServer on Win95
by .Oliver_Thuns. 06 May '99

06 May '99

>localhost 127.0.0.1 is set in the hosts file of windows. >Also the names and the IP-adresses of my two PC's on that network. > >Now, I've changed several values in start.py, I've changed Hostname to the >name of my server and changed the paths etc in start.py. >It still gives this error (see previous message)... :-( You have to edit the FTP module. I think you can call it a bug. Could anyone submit this to the collector, no time to do this. -- I'm busily ignoring some thousand of implications I have determined to be irrelevant.

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Re: [Zope] How do I replace the top level acl_users folder.
by Service Informatique CHSR 06 May '99

06 May '99

>I tried doing this. I replaced the top level acl_users with a UserDB that >used cookie authentication. Now I can't get into the site at all. Everytime >I try to manage or just view the site I get a basic authentication dialog. >If I login using either a super-user password or a manager account, nothing >is accepted. > >This is a serious problem. Can anyone help me reverse or fix the problem. > >I am using zope through iis4.0 and it has worked fine up till now. Try to log in "manually", eg: http://my.site.com/?__ac_name=superuser&__ac_password=123 You may be able to dig further and fix the problem once logged as the superuser Regards, Jephte CLAIN Service Informatique

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RE: [Zope] copy error?
by Brian Lloyd 06 May '99

06 May '99

> Hey all, > > On my home installation of Zope (see below for system specs), > I can't seem > to cut/copy/paste. Whenever I cut or copy somthing it never > sticks. The > paste button appears on the screen refresh, but it disappears > as soon as > I go into another folder. And if I just hit the paste button while its > there, I always get the error below. > > Specs: > > Debian 2.1 > glibc2.0.7 > linux 2.2.6 > Zope binary distributioin 1.10.2 > netscape 4.5 > apache 1.3.3 w/ pcgi You don't have cookies turned off in your browser, do you? Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com Software Engineer 540.371.6909 Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com

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RE: [Zope] How do I replace the top level acl_users folder.
by Jay, Dylan 06 May '99

06 May '99

I tried doing this. I replaced the top level acl_users with a UserDB that used cookie authentication. Now I can't get into the site at all. Everytime I try to manage or just view the site I get a basic authentication dialog. If I login using either a super-user password or a manager account, nothing is accepted. This is a serious problem. Can anyone help me reverse or fix the problem. I am using zope through iis4.0 and it has worked fine up till now. > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Lloyd [mailto:Brian@digicool.com] > Sent: Friday, April 09, 1999 12:15 AM > To: 'Service Informatique CHSR'; Jay, Dylan; zope(a)zope.org > Subject: RE: [Zope] How do I replace the top level acl_users folder. > > > > >I am trying to use the UserDB package for authroization via > > ODBC, however > > >the management screen won't let me delete the top level > > acl_users folder. > > You can't! > > > > I had the same problem. What I had to do is: > > - create the Roles in the toplevel folder, > > - create the users database connection in the top level folder > > - create a UserDB in *all* subfolders of the top level > > folder, that use > > the toplevel database. > > - and put only anonymous stuff in the top level folder. > > > > If someone has a better approach, I am interested. > > Ack. This is something we need to fix somehow. The problem is that > if you get rid of the top-level userfolder, there is nothing to > perform authentication/authorization and the site is effectively > inaccessible :( > > I have come up with a fix for this that will appear in 1.11.0. > You will now be able to delete the top-level user folder in > order to replace it. Note, however, that during the time that > you have no top-level userfolder, the mgmt interface for the > top-level folder will be accessible *only* to the superuser. > > The fix involves only two files in lib/python/OFS/: > Application.py and ObjectManager.py. I have attached > new versions of these files that you can drop into your > 1.10.2 installation if you like. After replacing the > files, restart Zope and you should be able to replace > your top-level userfolder with a userdb or other > userfolder-like object. > > Let me know if you have any problems! > > > Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com > Software Engineer 540.371.6909 > Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com > >

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Could we migrate Zope email to a news group?
by pj＠sam.engr.sgi.com 06 May '99

06 May '99

The volume and variety of email on the Zope email lists would be better managed, I think, in a news group. Advantages: This would make it more visible in DejaNews, where some more folks would find us that otherwise wouldn't be as likely to stumble on, browse and learn from our old threads. It would be less disruptive for folks, like myself, who have their email setup to interrupt their work, but who turn to news only when ready for a break. My news reader is a better tool than my mailer for dealing with the selection and following of multiple long threads. How about creating some such news group as: comp.internet.zope comp.networks.zope comp.infosystems.www.servers.zope ?? and after it is a voted on and approved, pushing this email list (and the dev list) to news? ======================================================================= I won't rest till it's the best ... Software Production Engineer Paul Jackson (pj(a)sgi.com; pj(a)usa.net) 3x1373 http://sam.engr.sgi.com/pj

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Moving a Folder into another Folder
by Kevin Dangoor 06 May '99

06 May '99

I'm trying to use DTML to move a Folder from within one Folder to another Folder. I have tried a bunch of permutations of manage_cutObjects and manage_pasteObjects and can't seem to make any of them work. (The errors usually make it appear that the pasteObjects method can't find anything on the clipboard.) I haven't tried using an External Method, but I'm assuming this is possible to do via DTML. Any tips on the syntax here? Specifically, I am trying to move a Folder with an ID that is an integer (the time) from /incoming to /Year/Month. I'm anticipating that I'll be able to eliminate this when the Catalog comes along. Thanks in advance, Kevin

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External methods, DocumentTemplate and EPSF
by raver＠box.dust.za.net 06 May '99

06 May '99

Hello all! I have some questions conserning external methods... First: In an external method ( def ex_meth(self) ) self is reffering to the folder object containing the method that actually does the call? (this is how I understand the documentation) - how can I access the variables in the calling methods namespace? Second: I use three different DTML methods (contents, navbar and links) to make up the backbone of my pages, all three are called from one main setup method (main). Main is aqusitioned by the different folders, the rest of the methods are spesial to each folder. Question is - how can I access these methods from an external method and add and use them in external python string format (EPSF) so that the return from the external method will display a page with the normal backbone build? Third: How can I pass variables made in an external method back to the calling method so that it'll be available there? Help is much appreciated. Sture Lygren

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