[Zope-dev] strange FTP bug

[Ender]

Robin Becker wrote:
> 
> I'm using python's ftplib to automate transfer of my dtml methods back
> and forth into my ZClasses
> 
> I seem to be unable to GET a method called 'filtered_meta_types'
> from
> 
> /Control_Panel/Procucts/myProduct/myZClass/propertysheets/methods
> 
> I get instead a permissions error 550. I get the same transferring using
> another FTP client. I checked the ownership etc and it should be OK. I
> can only think it's some horrible acquistion problem relating to the
> default filtered_meta_types thing. Indeed when I rename to FMT it all
> works quite happily. Is this kind of 'feature' known/expected?

filtered_meta_types is used by zope to keep a list of the object
types/meta types that a user can create (and interact? with) in the
current context.

so yes this behavior is known and expected, else it would be possible to
bypass the security system.

kapil