[Zope] Data.fs + WebDAV vs. LocalFS + Samba

[Hannu Krosing]

On Sun, 2002-01-27 at 01:44, Derek Simkowiak wrote:
> 
> 	The idea is that endusers can drag'n'drop files under MS-Windows,
> and immediately have those files -- password protected via Zope --
> available on the web.  This is for a design house that needs to make
> videos, web pages, etc. available to clients for review with HTTP.

You could also try IE's drag-n-drop ftp support.

> 	I see my two options as:
> 
> 1. Mount the Zope server as a WebDAV drive under MS-WindowsXP, then just
> drag'n'drop there
> 
> 2. Use LocalFS to give Zope access to some directory, and then share that 
> directory with Samba
> 
> 
> 	Any comments on the advantages/disadvantages of each?  I'm leaning
> towards the Samba solution, because Win98 and MacOS 9.x don't support
> WebDAV natively. 

Does MacOS 9.x have native support for SMB ?

> Also, with LocalFS I have the "type_map" property, which
> is really useful.  I am *still* shocked and amazed that there is no such
> property for standard Zope folders--what good is WebDAV access without it?

Once you get over the shock you could try to implement it ;)

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Hannu