[Zope] Cool but...

[David J. Orme]

On Thu, 17 Jun 1999, Christopher Petrilli wrote:

> > Okay, Zope looks *really*, *really* cool.  The one thing I *really* wish
> > I could do is to NFS mount or SMB mount the object database onto my file
> > system.
> 
> Our approach is to use FTP to get into the Object Database, and this is
> supported today, so long as you're using ZServer for your server.  Having
> said this, while I think that SMB and NFS are interesting ideas, both have
> their own SERIOUS problems that are difficult to overcome.  If you wish to
> undertake this, you should look at what hoops have to be jumped through to
> get FTP working... sorta.

We'll see.  Maybe I'll get hooked and just *have* to add an NFS server
option to ZServer... :)

Actually the idea to NFS mount an object database wasn't mine.  If you're
interested, see: http://www.cs.wisc.edu/shore/

> If you're using Windows machines, you should investigate IE5+WebDAV (which
> is called Web Folders)... this might be of some help.

This is a good idea.  I'll take a look at it.

> > Even so, I think I'm going to give Zope a whirl on a small project and see
> > what happens.  I like PHP but wish it had exceptions to help create more
> > robust code.  I think that Python is a better programming language, and
> > the way Zope integrates it into the web environment is very intriguing.
> 
> Let us know how it goes at the end.

Will do.  I'll probably start by porting a web-based presentation program
I originally wrote in PHP to Zope.  That should be an interesting
comparison of the two systems' features.


Best Regards,


Dave