[Zope] does Win ZServer need TCP/IP?

Tino Wildenhain tino@wildenhain.de
Tue, 14 Sep 1999 22:22:25 +0200


tommy b wrote:
> 
> Hello
> Is TCP/IP needed to use ZServer for only "local" hosting?  Is there another
> meathod (i.e. Java script) that a local host server can access zope pages?

nope.

> ...
> I was trying to avoid loading TCP/IP on my computer that I'll write & test
> my zope web sites for security reasons.  I'll use NetBUI to transfer the
> files to my host after testing them out.
> thanks for any help!

No you cant test a webserver (Zserver as an example) without TCP/IP.
Since HTTP uses TCP uses IP for transfer of data.
See rfc2616 (http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec6.html )
If you want security, NetBUI is much more insecure as TCP/IP for
itself :)
My advice: install TCP/IP, disable any services you dont need, including
NetBUI over TCP/IP and Microsoft Printer/Datasharing and use ftp 
to move files around (better: use Zope and HTTP to move subtrees or the
whole Zope-documenttree around)

HTH :)
Tino Wildenhain