Greetings Zopeheads, Zap-1.1.0 is final. Zap is a preconfigured Zope plus Apache (actually, it's only Apache that extracts onto an existing Zope). There are two oft stated reasons for Zap: 1)To give a working and functional implementation of Zope with Apache. This is proof-of-concept-mode. 2)To give another production quality solutoin to the Zope community. Zap's Apache has been trimmed down to the minimum to be especially useful for server up Zope systems. This is production-mode. If you are having problems getting Zope to work with your Apache, *Zap is where to turn*. Logic dictates that if it doesn't work for you, but it does work for Zap, then you are doing something wrong, or you are using the wrong version of something, or something is missing in your configuration. Thus, *before* reporting a problem with your Apache, try Zap! Integrating Zope and Apache generates many of the support questions. Usually it isn't Zope's fault -- Apache has entirely too many knobs. While we obviously want Zope and Apache to work together, ultimately Apache hacking is outside the scope of Zope. Therefore this is our new Apache policy: <policy> Members of the Zope community, including Digital Creations, provide software and guidance for integrating Zope and Apache. There is no one official way to integrate them. There is no one person or company responsible. Digital Creations and others have worked hard to make integration with Apache as seamless as possible, but ultimately this is outside of the scope of Zope. The Zap project was formed to stress this separation of Zope and Apache, as well as indicate that supporting Apache is a community function. We are committed to supporting the Apache in Zap, which is a snapshot in time of Apache with a know-working configuration. Beyond that, all bets are off. </policy> Idealy, someone in the Zope community who is intimately familiar with Apache would like to take the Zap project over. That kind soul will be given all Zap related materials, and will be given access to the Zap area of the Zope site. The Zap page is: http://www.zope.org/Community/Projects/Zap/ There you can read the small FAQ, and download the package. If you have questions you'd like to put in the FAQ, please send them to the Zap site maintainer (at the moment, that would be me). Regards, -Michel