My organization, the Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs (www.jhuccp.org) is just starting to use Zope. We are interested in starting by hiring a Zope tutor for a half or whole day to give us a seminar in Zope (less formal than a class, with more interaction) and use as the class examples a real system that we need and that we'll put into production. I think the system that is needed is somewhat simple and could be done in a day, even with answering questions and giving other examples. Our order fulfillment department sends large pdf files to clients who request them as attachments to emails. A large percentage of the emails bounce, because the users have addresses like hotmail, which limits the size of attachments. They would like a system to do the following: * The order fulfillment person here goes to a password-protected web page and fills in a form with: -user's name -user's email address -pull-down menu of days to expire; 7 days, 14 days, 21 days -name of file on local system to be uploaded to Zope and later downloaded to the user * The Zope system would generate an email to the user similar to: Hello, [name], this is the automatic order fulfillment program at the JHU/CCP. The file you requested is at http://www.jhuccp.org/dc/something/something. You have the next [days to expire] days to download it. When you go to this link, I will ask you for a userID and password. The userID for this file is "xyzpdq" [random sequence of 4-6 characters] and the password is "secret" [ditto]. * The Zope system would then do one of two things. If the user went to the link before the expiration date, it would ask for the userID and password, and, if it was correct, send them the file. Then it would delete the file and all the other information from the Zope system. Or, if the person didn't go to the link in the time given, it would just delete it all anyway. My questions: Can Zope do this? Can a person experienced in Zope create this system in a day? Can a person experienced in Zope create this system is a day, while 3-10 eager-to-learn Zope newbies watch over his/her shoulder and ask questions? Anybody interested in this job, or know someone who is? To do this job, you would have to: * be available to come to downtown Baltimore, Maryland during business hours for either a full or half day (could be two half days if your schedule requires it, or you think it would be a good idea). * be available in the next two to three weeks. * be good at explaining Zope concepts and procedures and be patient with Zope newbies and their questions and interruptions. * be able to create this system in a day or less, while answering questions. * have created Zope systems similar to this at one or two sites that I could take a look at. If you're interested in this, please write directly to me at kzembower@jhuccp.org and let me know what you would charge, half or whole day, and the sites I could look at. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please forward this email to them. If you have any questions, also please write directly to me. Thank you for considering this request. -Kevin Zembower ----- E. Kevin Zembower Unix Administrator Johns Hopkins University/Center for Communications Programs 111 Market Place, Suite 310 Baltimore, MD 21202 410-659-6139