Hi Peter, Re your second question:
I toyed with something similar to what you describe using Jakarta Slide (a WebDAV interface providing a view of a custom in-house CMS). It worked OK, but I didn't have the chance to optimise my code much (it was making a lot of database calls). This isn't really something I'd attempt without some experience of Java and JNDI. Essentially you just provide your own implementation of a "content store" which interfaces with your CMS/repository. I did this with an old version of the software as well, so YMMV. Cheers, Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Kappus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, 16 November 2002 6:50 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [cms-list] Directory Uploads - WebDAV > > The second question is this: Suppose, you have 20,000 users > and only 20 > unique documents. (this is an extreme example) You want to > let them access > content via webDAV folders but you don't want to store 10,000 > copies of one > single file... Would it be possible to build a daemon that > would handle > webDAV requests and authentication to make it appear that the > files were > always available to the user but actually create directory > listings and > deliver documents on-the-fly from a single core repository behind the > scenes? It's basically a glorified publishing engine that spits out > directory listings and binary files directly to the client > and saves a ton > of storage. Does such a product already exist? How much knowledge of > WebDAV and HTTP would be necessary to build something from > scratch? What's > the simplest approach? Perl? > > I hope this makes sense and seems relevant. > > Many thanks, > -Peter > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stphane Croisier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 2:44 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [cms-list] Directory Uploads > > > > Try using a WebDAV server and client so you can map your > remote repository > through the Windows WebFolders. In java try: > http://jakarta.apache.org/slide/index.html > > Regards > > St�phane > www.jahia.org > -- > http://cms-list.org/ > trim your replies for good karma. > -- http://cms-list.org/ trim your replies for good karma.
