Jonothan: I'm not sure if you have been folowing the thread between Michael B. and myself, but I would love your insight. How far away from being an alternative form of storage for Zope is LocalFS? I'm talking ZClass instances mostly. A robust data storage facility for Zope objects in files rather than a sigle large file. With the RIPP (ZPattern and the like) the backend is going to cease to make a difference to propertysheets, and having the local filesystem (XFS/ReiserFS) for write intensive stuff is a must have for Zope. Just wondering what your opinion on it is. All my best, Jason Spisak CIO HireTechs.com 6151 West Century Boulevard Suite 900 Los Angeles, CA 90045 P. 310.665.3444 F. 310.665.3544 Under US Code Title 47, Sec.227(b)(1)(C), Sec.227(a)(2)(B) This email address may not be added to any commercial mail list with out my permission. Violation of my privacy with advertising or SPAM will result in a suit for a MINIMUM of $500 damages/incident, $1500 for repeats.