[Zope] database connections from external method

[Chris Withers]

Vangelis Mihalopoulos wrote:
> 
> I don't really. But when i present my security assessment report saying 
> "Zope has never had a compomising security issue." i'll get the 
> (expected) answer "Sooner or later, everything gets broken." and i will 
> have to additionally demonstrate why compomising zope (in term of 
> accessing the ZMI) will have minimum effect on the overall system 
> operation.

This is a totally lame argument. Go home, unplug all your electrical 
devices, and never switch them back on. That's the only way you'll get 
the security you're asking for. Seriously, just get over it...

> I really hope i don't! :-)   As Dieter said, my application is not a 
> conventional Zope application.
> I could say that, for this project, i am using Zope:
> - as a much safer alternative to CGI
> - for its templating machinery
> - because it is built on Python and the project is based on Python
> - i like Zope :-)

You should take a look at Zope 3.

Chris

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