shttpd.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import BaseHTTPServer
import SimpleHTTPServer
import argparse
import socket

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('-b', action='store', dest='host',
                    help='host name/address bind to',
                    default=socket.gethostname())
parser.add_argument('-p', action='store', dest='port',
                    help='port number bind to', type=int, default=8080)


class SHttpdHandler(SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
    SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.extensions_map.update(
            {'.mailed': 'text/plain'})


ret = parser.parse_args()
http = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer((ret.host, ret.port), SHttpdHandler)
print "starting server " + ret.host + ":" + str(ret.port)
http.serve_forever()