[Zope] get_transaction().commit() exceptions

2 Sep 2004

      Hi,

We are using MailManager from logicalware
(http://mailmanager.sourceforge.net/). This application stores its data as
objects in the ZODB.

A seperate thread checks the email server and saves new tickets (emails) to
the ZODB. This mail-checking thread somtimes gets ConflictError at the call
to get_transaction().commit(). This exception goes unhandled and the
mail-checking thread dies. This means that the product will still work - it
just won't retreive any email messages.

Is it a good idea to try and catch this exception? If so what should we do
with it? will catching it stop the mail-checking thread from dying?

Thanks

Tim Edwards

Analyst Programmer
Henry Walker Eltin
Phone: 02 9887 6393
Email: tim.edwards@hwe.com.au