[Zope] change variable

[Thomas B. Passin]

[Chris McDonough]

> > To put it another way, DTML does not prevent you from assigning
> values to
> > variables, but it does nothing to make it easy (like providing
> syntax). I've
> > always wondered if there was a design decision behind this or just
> a simple
> > oversight.
>
> It's a design decision, enforced by a "papal edict" (Jim hates
> REQUEST.set).
>

I remember a few threads that said that REQUEST.set can give memory leaks.
Chris, could you give us the correct story about this?

Cheers,

Tom P