[Zope] Versions

[Jay, Dylan]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Rush [mailto:jrush@timecastle.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 15:43
> To: Jay, Dylan; John Glossner; Michel Pelletier
> Cc: zope@zope.org
> Subject: RE: [Zope] Versions
> 
> 
> On Thu, 14 Oct 1999 10:58:33 +1000, Jay, Dylan wrote:
> 
> >> John Glossner wrote:
> >> > 
> >  
> >> > Also, using Homesite I can ftp edit the live website but is
> >> > it possible to ftp edit the version?
> >> 
> >> Nope.  Versions work with cookies, which FTP obviously has no 
> >> semantics
> >> for.  Versions are cool and magical, but not quite as 
> magical as they
> >> first seem.
> 
> Actually, Zope's FTP -could- have cookie semantics... the FTP module
> within Medusa does maintain a session state, as it maps the FTP cmds
> to HTTP operations behind the scenes.  The FTP session could strip
> off and cache the cookie info on behalf of the user.  There would need
> to be added a new command or two for creating/closing a version, but
> that's what the FTP 'site' command is for.  Such a 'site' 
> command would
> just invoke the appropriate manage_xxx calls.

Do all ftp clients rely on a connection being held open all the time
however? esp those in editors like homesite?