-----Original Message----- From: Jeff Rush [mailto:jrush@timecastle.net] Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 15:43 To: Jay, Dylan; John Glossner; Michel Pelletier Cc: zope@zope.org Subject: RE: [Zope] Versions
On Thu, 14 Oct 1999 10:58:33 +1000, Jay, Dylan wrote:
John Glossner wrote:
Also, using Homesite I can ftp edit the live website but is it possible to ftp edit the version?
Nope. Versions work with cookies, which FTP obviously has no semantics for. Versions are cool and magical, but not quite as magical as they first seem.
Actually, Zope's FTP -could- have cookie semantics... the FTP module within Medusa does maintain a session state, as it maps the FTP cmds to HTTP operations behind the scenes. The FTP session could strip off and cache the cookie info on behalf of the user. There would need to be added a new command or two for creating/closing a version, but that's what the FTP 'site' command is for. Such a 'site' command would just invoke the appropriate manage_xxx calls.
Do all ftp clients rely on a connection being held open all the time however? esp those in editors like homesite?