[Zope] I don't want WebDav

[douwe@oberon.nl]

>> Is there a way to disable WebDav when downloading word documents? I have
a
>> script that generates a word document and lets the user then view it/save
>> it. However, when I serve the document, MsWord and Zope will find that
they
>> can communicate through WebDAV and Word will (sometimes) offer the user
to
>> save the document on Zope, which won't work because it is generated.

> From: Mike Renfro [mailto:mwr@cae.tntech.edu]On Behalf Of Mike Renfro
> It can be disabled in general by using the -W flag (according to the
> zope-z2.py I have here)
>
> Adding the flag of "-W -" should disable it. "-W portnumber" would put
> WebDAV on portnumber. I don't know of any way to disable it
> specifically for Word, though.
>

> From: Chris Withers [mailto:chrisw@nipltd.com]
>...or word will pop up an authentication box (yes, Word, not the browser
;-) so
>it can try and lock the file.
>I have a brutal monkey patch to fix this. Let me know if it would be
helpful...
>
>cheers,


Hi,

Thanks for the reactions. I have been trying the -W - solution, but it did
not
seem to work. Word doesn't seem to mind (or does it remember the old
settings).

So how brutal is your solution, Chris?

Douwe