Persistency
All data stored in files (faqNN.MMM.htp)
Backed up by RCS files (RCS/faqNN.MMM.htp,v)
- RCS logs and diffs viewable
RCS commands invoked with os.system() or os.popen()
search implemented by opening and reading each file
NO LOCKING!
- infrequent updates expected
- in practice, one person makes most updates :-)
- one historic case of two users adding an entry to the same section at the same time; one got an error back
- not generally recommended