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Originally Posted by Manichean
... So, to restate the question: What is the problem in using Calibre2OPDS? If even having a static version of the catalog somewhere is, as you say, beyond what the uni is willing to put up with, how is having that as a plugin going to change anything at all?
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Calibre has a built-in server that generates an ODPS catalog dynamically. Here's an example:
Stanza:
http://grumpy.gcsu.edu:8080
This is running on a faculty workstation with a fixed IP, FQDN and access through the firewall granted. This is not typical for faculty. Typically their IP address is dynamically assigned and subject to change (DHCP) and they don't have the firewall permissions to accept inbound HTTP requests.
A Plug-in could leverage this Caliber Server functionality saving a static version of the ODPS catalog to a cloud service such as DropBox at a regular interval, say, daily.
It should be a simple matter of downloading the plug-in, installing it with a double-click and then configuring it to point to a specific cloud service and replace the catalog code at a specific interval. Contrast this with the current procedure described here:
http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2010...-opds-dropbox/ especially David's instructions to Mac users in the comments and you will see the need for this.