Add a file system

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App Engine lacks a good usable file system that could be used from the
application itself and via FTP.
For example I would like to write an application that:
- Receives a mail that has a zipfile attached
- Unpacks the contained files it in the proper file system directory, based
on metadata contained in the message
- A user can then access a page that redirect the user to the appropriate
folder in order to display the page received.

All this could be done using the data store but it requires a big effort
and is a waste of resources since no database service is needed.

As for billing I think that a file system GB should be priced lower that
Data Store GB.
I am still in the process of choosing App Engine for a specific application
or using a traditional hosting.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by gbraga...@gmail.com on 18 Oct 2009 at 2:46

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This is a comment on App Engine, not google-app-engine-django.

Original comment by peter.robinett on 28 Oct 2009 at 4:34

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Sorry for the mistake, I have now posted in the correct tracker.

Original comment by gbraga...@gmail.com on 29 Oct 2009 at 2:11

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Original comment by mattbrow...@gmail.com on 25 Nov 2009 at 1:36

• Changed state: Invalid