[Zope] strange performance problem

[Dennis Allison]

Latent dyslexia strikes again -- it's Python 2.1.3, the standard release 
with Zope 2.6.2.  I typed Python 2.3.1 )-:    <blush\>

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Dieter Maurer wrote:

> Dennis Allison wrote at 2004-3-22 01:43 -0800:
> >This has the characteristics of a network problem, but it may be somewhere
> >else.  Users report that the system just seems to stop responding for a
> >few seconds, then recovers.  Of course, I've not been able to reproduce
> >the problem nor isolate a command sequence that triggers it, but I am
> >convinced that it's real.  This, BTW, happens on a lightly loaded machine
> >with no apparent resource problems.
> >
> >Any thoughts, pointers, or techniques to isolate the problem would be
> >appreciated.   
> >
> >Oh, yes, the environment..  Dual Athlon Barton Stepping CPUs AMD2600, Tyan
> >Tiger Motherboard, 4GB memory, 4x120 3Ware RAID 10, ethernet feed.  RH7.3
> >OS, Python 2.3.1, Zope 2.6.2b3.
> 
> If this is indeed Python 2.3.1 (and not Python 2.1.3), then
> you should upgrade your Python. Python 2.3.1 contained
> bugs triggered by Zope.
> 
> -- 
> Dieter
>