[Twisted-Python] Asking for suggestions in new-new ftp server implementation

Jonathan Simms slyphon at twistedmatrix.com
Wed Dec 17 11:20:32 EST 2003


On Mon, 2003-12-15 at 07:48, John Abel wrote:
> Andrew Bennetts wrote:
> 
> >On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 03:24:35AM -0500, Jonathan Simms wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>cred-code should go. Also, there's been some considerable trouble caused
> >>by the fact that my avatar implemenation is not windows-friendly. Any
> >>thoughts on how to either adapt it, or if some kindly windows-user could
> >>implement a windows-compatable version, would be greatly appreciated.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Is the problem with windows the lack of pwd and grp modules?  I presume you
> >need these for authentication and permission checking?  If that's the case,
> >perhaps you could implement a simpler avatar for windows that only supports
> >anonymous, read-only access to any files that the server has permission to
> >read?  (i.e. basically what the old server supported anyway)
> >
> >  
> >
> I have code for authentication on 2000/XP platforms, if you're 
> interested? It is used in the medusa ftp example.
> 

YES! I'm interested!


> >>Also, on a tangent, the new (-new) ftp protocol refactoring in my
> >>sandbox has much more complete code-coverage in terms of the unittests. 
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Woo!  What about for the client?  ;)
> >
> >-Andrew.
> >
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