Server applications - avoiding sleep

[bruno at modulix]

rodmc wrote:
> I have written a small server application (for Windows) which handles
> sending and receiving information from an instant messaging client and
> a database. This server needs to run 24/7, however it stops when the
> computer screen is locked.
> 
> I assume there is a way to make it run in the background 24/7 but how
> do I go about doing this?
> 
> At present the application runs from within a wxPython GUI, however
> this is only used to start and stop it. It could be entire faceless and
> the GUI only used to execute it.
> 

http://www.python.org/windows/win32/

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