[Zope] Re: WebDAV

[Tres Seaver]

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Luiz Fernando B. Ribeiro wrote:
> I'm using webdav to update to access files from Dreamweaver and it is
> working fine but when I try to use windows web folders feature it fails
> with the following error in zope log. It seems that windows is
> requesting the PROPFIND before authenticating. Any clues?
> 
> Zope Version (Zope 2.7.5-final, python 2.3.5, linux2)
> Python Version 2.3.5 (#2, May 4 2005, 08:51:39) [GCC 3.3.5 (Debian
> 1:3.3.5-12)]
> System Platform linux2
> 
> Time      2005/06/27 15:05:48.973 GMT-3
> User Name (User Id)     Anonymous User (None)
> Request URL     http://my.server/clientes/PROPFIND
> Exception Type     Unauthorized
> Exception Value     <strong>You are not authorized to access this
> resource.</strong>
> 
> Traceback (innermost last):
> 
>     * Module ZPublisher.Publish, line 92, in publish
>     * Module ZPublisher.BaseRequest, line 449, in traverse
>     * Module ZPublisher.HTTPResponse, line 680, in unauthorized
> 
> Unauthorized: <strong>You are not authorized to access this
> resource.</strong>
> 
> Thanks in advance,

The Windows WebFolder implementation has been non-compliant with the DAV
spec from the beginning, and further broken in various ways in each version.

The usual recommendation is to buy an alternative, e.g. Enfold Systems'
PloneDesktop, or WebDrive.


Tres.
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