[Zope] MailBoxer Question

David H bluepaul at earthlink.net
Thu Aug 24 00:25:49 EDT 2006


Philip Kilner wrote:

>Hi,
>
>beno wrote:
>  
>
>>Apache duplicates 95% of what Zope's server does, so if you're only
>>using Zope, then it's un-elegant to use Apache.
>>    
>>
>
>Not so - Apache is a mature production web server, Zope is an
>application server that serves over HTTP, but it's HTTP server is *not*
>designed for production use.
>
>  
>
>>the rewrite rules you have to throw at Apache are awkward
>>    
>>
>
>You may think so, but they are the supported, documented solution: -
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>http://www.plope.com/Books/2_7Edition/VirtualHosting.stx
>
>  
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>>Zope can't handle cgi
>>scirpts
>>    
>>
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>That is because Zope is an application server, not a web server.
>
>  
>
>>I find the tokens "yourMailHost"
>>and "yourDomain" terribly unclear.
>>
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>I simply don't understand that. It's off topic, but here goes: -
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>My domain is "xfr.co.uk", and I have a mail host called "smtp" (because
>that is what it serves). So, the token "yourMailHost" refers to the mail
>host name and the "yourDomain" refers to the domain name, so to send me
>mail, you make an SMTP connection to "smtp.xfr.co.uk".
>
>What's the problem?
>
>
>  
>

hang in there beno.   You've been baptised.


david




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