[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Default Z39.50

Fri May 4 12:00:49 EDT 2007

I will try it when I have a chance.....right now I am at a Horizon User
Group meeting listening to SirsiDynix's Rome Speil.

On 5/4/07, Dan Scott <denials at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the feedback, Joh. It's very weird. I wonder if just
> running "touch /openils/conf/opensrf.xml" would work - as an awful
> hack, I could patch that into osrf_ctl.sh. It's bizarre that
> everything else specified in opensrf.xml works for you except for
> z39.50.
>
> It would be nice to hear from Kevin, the original reporter of the bug,
> whether "touch /openils/conf/opensrf.xml" fixes his problem as well.
> If so, then I'll include the awful hack in the next iteration of the
> image.
>
> I'm in the process of updating the Gentoo image to use EG 1.1.5,
> PostgreSQL 8.2.4, and kernel 2.6.20. Hopefully I'll be able to upload
> it early next week.
>
> Dan
>
> On 04/05/07, John van Rassel <jvanrassel at innisfil.ca> wrote:
> >
> > I would send it to you...but it won't be useful.
> > I tried copying the original file to opensrf.old, then copied it back to
> > opensrf.xml...tried the system, and it worked!  Other then copy the
> > file, I didn't alter it in anyway. Why this makes it work, I couldn't
> > tell you.  I did try again with a fresh image of the vmware server, and
> > duplicated my results.
> > Thanks
> > John
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
> > [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of
> > Mike Rylander
> > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 4:17 PM
> > To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> > Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Default Z39.50
> >
> > On 5/3/07, John van Rassel <jvanrassel at innisfil.ca> wrote:
> > > Ok...I did get it to work
> > > I tried adding my own z39.50 search...it didn't work, but then the loc
> > > one did.  I removed the lines I added to opensrf.xml and the loc
> > > continued to work.
> > > For fun, I tried with a clean version of the gentoo image, and loc
> > > didn't work.  I removed a few blank lines from the opensrf.xml, and it
> > > works again
> > > Thanks
> >
> > Would you mind sending your opensrf.xml file so we could see the
> > difference between yours and the stock one (and hopefully repair the
> > issue, if we can find it, in CVS)?  If you'd prefer to send it
> > off-list that would be fine.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > --miker
> >
> > > John
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
> > > [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf
> > Of
> > > Jennifer Lawley
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 12:59 PM
> > > To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> > > Subject: RE: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Default Z39.50
> > >
> > > Yep.  Just emailed Jason and said that missed something somehow.  That
> > > would
> > > be the fact that John is in Canada.  That makes a BIG difference.  :)
> > >
> > > Okay, I'll keep quiet now.  LOL
> > >
> > > Jen
> > >
> > >
> > > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
> > > Jennifer L. Lawley, Catalog Librarian
> > > West Georgia Regional Library (WGRL-HQ)
> > > 710 Rome Street
> > > Carrollton, GA  30117
> > > (770) 836-6711
> > >
> > > http://www.busters2.com/kerry.html
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
> > > [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf
> > Of
> > > Hardy, Elaine
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 12:26 PM
> > > To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> > > Subject: RE: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Default Z39.50
> > >
> > > Jargon crash -- LOC is Library of Congress. Most catalogers use DLC or
> > > LC
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > J. Elaine Hardy
> > > Library Services Manager - Collections & Reference
> > > Georgia Public Library Service,
> > > A Unit of the University System of Georgia
> > > 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
> > > Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304
> > > 404.235-7128
> > > 404.235-7201, fax
> > >
> > > ehardy at georgialibraries.org
> > > www.georgialibraries.org
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
> > > [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf
> > Of
> > > Jennifer Lawley
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 11:34 AM
> > > To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> > > Subject: RE: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Default Z39.50
> > >
> > > Maybe I'm missing something here (like I said, I haven't been
> > following
> > > the
> > > whole discussion), but you have to have an Authorization from OCLC to
> > > connect through z39.50 to OCLC's database.
> > >
> > > Ask one of your catalogers with an OCLC Autho if you can use their
> > autho
> > > to
> > > test your connections.
> > >
> > > Jen
> > >
> > >
> > > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
> > > Jennifer L. Lawley, Catalog Librarian
> > > West Georgia Regional Library (WGRL-HQ)
> > > 710 Rome Street
> > > Carrollton, GA  30117
> > > (770) 836-6711
> > >
> > > http://www.busters2.com/kerry.html
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
> > > [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf
> > Of
> > > John van Rassel
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:17 AM
> > > To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> > > Subject: RE: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Default Z39.50
> > >
> > > I didn't think any authorization was required to connect to LOC?
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
> > > [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf
> > Of
> > > Jennifer Lawley
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:01 AM
> > > To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> > > Subject: RE: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Default Z39.50
> > >
> > > Just a quick question (I haven't been totally following the discussion
> > > so
> > > this may be a stupid question)...are you guys using an OCLC
> > > Authorization
> > > number to connect?
> > >
> > > Jen
> > >
> > >
> > > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
> > > Jennifer L. Lawley, Catalog Librarian
> > > West Georgia Regional Library (WGRL-HQ)
> > > 710 Rome Street
> > > Carrollton, GA  30117
> > > (770) 836-6711
> > >
> > > http://www.busters2.com/kerry.html
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
> > > [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf
> > Of
> > > John van Rassel
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:45 AM
> > > To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> > > Subject: RE: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Default Z39.50
> > >
> > > I tried telneting to the port, and it says
> > > Connected to ilsweb.loc.gov
> > > Escape character is '^]'.
> > >
> > > So I am guessing it's working
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
> > > [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf
> > Of
> > > Dan Scott
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:35 AM
> > > To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> > > Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Default Z39.50
> > >
> > > Oh geez -- yes, thanks for the catch, Jason. Lack of sleep affecting
> > my
> > > brain.
> > >
> > > If you want to try telnet (to confirm that access to port 7090 is
> > > actually working), you'll have to emerge netkit-telnetd first:
> > >
> > > # emerge netkit-telnetd
> > > # telnet z3950.loc.gov 7090
> > >
> > > On 03/05/07, Jason Etheridge <jasone at georgialibraries.org> wrote:
> > > > On 5/3/07, Dan Scott <denials at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > ping z3950.loc.gov 7090
> > > >
> > > > I think Dan was thinking telnet there.  I'd try that without the
> > 7090,
> > > > just have it be:
> > > > ping z3950.local.gov
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Jason Etheridge
> > > > GPLS -- PINES Development
> > > > http://open-ils.org/
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dan Scott
> > > Laurentian University
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mike Rylander
> >
>
>
> --
> Dan Scott
> Laurentian University
>

-- 
Kevin Smith
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