Re: SocketServer: replace network by hard drive

2010-09-25 Thread Nobody
On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 14:45:29 +0200, Thomas Jollans wrote: >> The problem with using the loopback interface is that it's still >> "network access", which can run into all kinds of issues with security >> policies, firewalls, etc. > > What kind of crappy firewall blocks loopback traffic? Really? T

Re: SocketServer: replace network by hard drive

2010-09-25 Thread Thomas Jollans
On Saturday 25 September 2010, it occurred to Nobody to exclaim: > On Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:28:45 +0200, Thomas Jollans wrote: > > If you're using UNIX, and you don't actually need the stream to be > > passed via the hard drive (why would you?), but for some reason want to > > use the file system, lo

Re: SocketServer: replace network by hard drive

2010-09-25 Thread Nobody
On Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:28:45 +0200, Thomas Jollans wrote: > If you're using UNIX, and you don't actually need the stream to be > passed via the hard drive (why would you?), but for some reason want to > use the file system, look info UNIX/local sockets. But, really, I'm > guessing that local TCP s

Re: SocketServer: replace network by hard drive

2010-09-24 Thread John Nagle
On 9/24/2010 12:53 AM, antoine wrote: Hello, I would like to create a python server for which the requests are passed by files on the hard drive instead of a network. I am currently looking at the SocketServer python module, hoping for an easy modification. Is it doable at all? If yes, how shou

Re: SocketServer: replace network by hard drive

2010-09-24 Thread Thomas Jollans
On Friday 24 September 2010, it occurred to antoine to exclaim: > Hello, > > I would like to create a python server for which the requests are > passed by files on the hard drive instead of a network. > I am currently looking at the SocketServer python module, hoping for > an easy modification. >

SocketServer: replace network by hard drive

2010-09-24 Thread antoine
Hello, I would like to create a python server for which the requests are passed by files on the hard drive instead of a network. I am currently looking at the SocketServer python module, hoping for an easy modification. Is it doable at all? If yes, how should it be done? Thanks, Antoine. -- htt