[spambayes-bugs] [ spambayes-Feature Requests-768162 ] UNC path for data_directory?

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Feature Requests item #768162, was opened at 2003-07-09 13:13
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Category: Outlook
Group: None
Status: Open
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Bobby Wilkins (hwilkins)
Assigned to: Mark Hammond (mhammond)
Summary: UNC path for data_directory?

Initial Comment:
I'd like to keep one SpamBayes database, but I use 
several PCs threough out the day.

I can mount a shared resource, and specify in my 
default_configuration.ini:
  data_directory:M:\data\Mail\SpamBayes

However, I'd like to be able to specify a UNC path, like:
  data_directory:\myhost\c$\data\Mail\SpamBayes

so that I do not have to keep a drive-letter mounted or 
rely on it being there...

I realize that, for laptops, this might cause issues when 
offline; however, if that folder were marked for 
synchronization, it should work, right?

Thanks,
Bobby Wilkins


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>Comment By: Tony Meyer (anadelonbrin)
Date: 2003-07-09 17:18

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I've checked in that change (to OptionsClass.py).

I believe this should work now as long as os.path.isdir() works 
for the UNC directory on the user's system.  This works for 
Bobby, but does not work on my system.

I presume this is a Python thing and not a SpamBayes thing 
and so there's not much that can be done here.  (Unless 
there is a different function that can be used to check if a 
directory exists that reliably works with UNC).

Mark, you can close this if you think that it's not worth doing 
anything else.  Otherwise, do want you want :)

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Comment By: Bobby Wilkins (hwilkins)
Date: 2003-07-09 17:10

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Continuing to work with Tony, we believe we've isolated this 
to an "omission" bug -- the PATH was not allowing '$' to be 
included, which is a necessity for any hidden-share UNC 
paths...

I think we can close this, and I believe Tony said he'd get the 
change rolled into the distribution (if I'm speaking for you, 
Tony, please step in).

Now, off to try out the manual install... ;^)

Thanks,
Bobby

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Comment By: Bobby Wilkins (hwilkins)
Date: 2003-07-09 16:10

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(... and one should check one's typography when submitting 
late at night...)

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Comment By: Bobby Wilkins (hwilkins)
Date: 2003-07-09 16:08

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Note: on discussion with Tony Meyer, it was identified to me 
that SpamBayes is doing an os.path.isdir() on the value of 
data_directory.

My personal testing of this function indicates that it 
successfully identifies UNC paths; directiries return ture, and 
other items do not.

Therefore, I suggest that this might be a "bug", not 
a "feature request". 

Should I re-submit in the "bugs" area?

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