RE: [cms-users] Enhanced CMS 0.02

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Hi Roger,

We are very well alive and up to work on CMS 0.03. We have had a couple
improvements for 0.03 in the past weeks as we try our best to have a
stable release to put out. The comments and suggestions you posted are
very interesting.

Having dot files for the control files is very interesting. It would
indeed make for cleaner directory listings from Samba and ftp, but my
questions is, if you have a CMS installation, one should not access
those files through Samba or FTP as it might break the
reserved/comments/etc state. But I admit that putting the control files
as dotfiles will detach them from the real content, an definite
improvement.

It would also be pretty to implement the read-only flag through a
thisfile.doc.readonly control file. I'll have to add that to my
wishlist. The thing is though that since we do not have a definite
authentification module, it would hard to determine who can and who
can't set the readonly flag on a given file. Matti, how about having an
admin password and a user password for the desktops? That could set some
flags and allow more or less options to the user.

As for RCS, I've taken a look at it, and it could be mighty interesting.
It would have to be implemented as an option though as I want CMS to
work out-of-the-box without anything installed, but with eventually many
additional options that one can enable or not. Same goes for the FTP
download options. It all depends on the local system on which it is
installed.

Roger, feel free to forward me the code you have, even send it to the
cms-devel mailing list, join in, we are never enough at working on those
projects. The more input and suggestions we get, the better the end
product can get.

Take care and thanks !

Alexandre Gravel
Infivia Solutions
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cms...@li...=20
> [mailto:cms...@li...] On Behalf Of Roger Buck
> Sent: 22 f=E9vrier, 2002 01:06
> To: Matti Lattu
> Cc: cms...@li...
> Subject: Re: [cms-users] Enhanced CMS 0.02
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> Hi Matti (and Alexandre?)
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> A long time ago, Matti Lattu wrote:
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> > Hi!
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> > I have worked few weekends with CMS making some=20
> enhancements which me=20
> > and my colleagues need for our groupware.
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> I have spent a few hours playing with this - the changes are=20
> excellent, thanks!
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> Please let me know if you have done any more development on=20
> this as I'd be keen to take a look.
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> Some comments about 0.02-E1
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> 1. Is it worth having an option to save the *comment and=20
> *note files as "dot files" (for example: .somefile.note=20
> instead of somefile.note)? The reason is: If the cms folders=20
> are shared by Samba or FTP users, the dot files are not=20
> listed - This means a cleaner index option for when when=20
> using FTP or Samba.
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> 2. How about having a buttton to  "reserve" and "unreserve"=20
> files in addition to current "checkout" and "available". This=20
> would allow files to be better protected. For example, a file=20
> could be "reserved" by default when uploaded. It would be=20
> better still if a file owner could make a file "read only"=20
> but the "reserve" option would be easy to  do?
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> 3. Have you thought about using RCS  for revision control? I=20
> think this would be easy to do ( you could take a look at one=20
> way that is done at http://www.twiki.org/ ).
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> 4. I have run into a few download problems (mostly javascript=20
> errors) with unusual browser versions. Maybe an ftp download=20
> option in addition to current options might be useful?
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> I have modified (badly) cms-0.02-E1 to do some of the above=20
> but I am a useless coder so not offering them as a patch...=20
> but let me know if you are interested in taking a look at the=20
> changes - they at least provide a hands on example of what I=20
> am talking about above. I would not be able to do any coding=20
> but happy to help with testing and documentation if anyone is=20
> interested in doing anything on this.
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> Thanks Matti (and thanks also to Alexandre for original cms),
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> R.
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> (PS I am sending copy to list and to personal as I am unsure=20
> if there is any "life " in the list ;^)
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> > + Possibiliy for multiple desktops (parallel shared filesystems)=20
> > + Desktops are password-protected (MD5-hashed cooke used)=20
> Note window=20
> > + for longer file/directory -related text. Intended for
> > commenting, discussion etc.
> > + Option to download the files using browser's right-click popup and
> > SaveAs ("manual download"). I've had problems with IEs too eagerly=20
> > executing helpers with messy outcomes.
> > + File uploading works now also under IIS 5.0
> > + Enhanced security features: All CGI parameters are=20
> filtered, upload
> > through separate program
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> > If you're interested to try it, the current release=20
> (0.02-E1) can be=20
> > downloaded from http://www.dogman.fi/software. Alexandre=20
> Gravel, the=20
> > author of CMS, has not replied my offer to participate "officially"=20
> > the CMS project so I'm bit unsure about the future of my=20
> version. Any=20
> > suggestions to how I should proceed?
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> > r. Matti
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