[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Here's my situation: > > I'm typing this in a public library on a computer with OS windows 2000 > server. I can run Internet explorer, word, excel and powerpoint, that's > it. Maybe java, but it seems to be flaky. > > I want to run python scripts from this computer. At home I have a > multi-computer network (from better times) but no internet access > anymore, I could use this to try out solutions. I also have access to a > friends computer which has internet connection, but I can't visit his > place all the time. He's away often but he's got a life of his own :-) > > So I'm thinking of running some kind of python webserver from a > dedicated computer over there (visualizing some cherrypy webpage based > interpreter at the moment) but I would like to know other options. > However it would have to run from a webpage here ... > > For example I would like to run a python script over there (e.g. > getting news from a usenet server) which puts the output in a zipfile > on another webpage so that I can fetch it here with the Internet > Explorer. > > There seems to be no traffic load problem since there would be only a > few users (but it could become popular fast?). Also I'm worried about > security issues, but not so much that I would consider installing some > large scale payware professional solution. > > Let me know what you think, unless it costs money. On the other hand > money would solve this problem so if I can do something to get that it > would be even better. > > Anton > > [the things they make you go through ...] >
Hehehe. If it's possible you could run Knoppix from a CD. Or Damn Small Linux from a memory key. -- -------------------------- Lucas Raab lvraab"@"earthlink.net dotpyFE"@"gmail.com AIM: Phoenix11890 MSN: dotpyfe "@" gmail.com IRC: lvraab ICQ: 324767918 Yahoo: Phoenix11890 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
