[Zope] Uploading files

[Jens Vagelpohl]

On 3 Jun 2005, at 18:09, Nikko Wolf wrote:
> In my python script I use:
>    filedata = container.REQUEST.file.read()
> then merge this data into a MIME submission for the external web  
> site, and on success, save it locally as a "file".
>
> My question is -- aside from memory usage, what problems might  
> there be with this approach?

It is *highly dangerous* to start requests to external resources from  
a running Zope request, unless you make sure the external request has  
a timeout that kicks in if it hangs for any reason. Just four hanging  
external resource requests and your Zope site is dead because all  
available threads are in use...

jens