Hep Update
My hosting provider was down earlier today. Now it’s back, which is a relief. Over the last couple of years I’ve developed a paranoid fear of my ISPs going bankrupt and dissapearing, taking my site with them.
I guess I’ll make a backup now :-).
I’ve been working on Hep, changing a lot of the hidden backend stuff.
Hep now uses the Twisted Framework for all its servers and networking. Twisted is a set of Python modules for writing event-based network servers and clients. It includes HTTP, POP3, and SMTP servers that work a lot better than my homemade ones did. Twisted makes Hep a lot faster and more reliable, and gives me a better foundation to build on in the future when I want to do things like add NNTP or IMAP support.
It’s always kind of suprising to see other people writing about Hep. But they are:
nf0 noticed the new diagram I put on the Hep page. And Brian is
watching this page, waiting for something to happen. Thanks for the motivation, guys - I’ll try to get a new Hep release out soon.
