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Sharing Documents (website) - any suggestions ?

wutske
Mar 29 2007, 08:18 AM
My father is looking for a some kind of website where he can share documents with friends and colleagues.The documents should only be accesible by his friends/colleagues, because some contain sensitive data (eg. about work). The users also have to be able to give comments on the files. The last requirement seems to be the hardest, because there are a lot of data-sharing sites available, but no of them seem to have an option to give comments on the files.

So, do you guys have any suggestion ???

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pyost
Mar 29 2007, 09:16 AM
If I were you, I'd make a web site that would do the exact thing. What your father needs seems to be quite specific, so the best solution would be to make a custom script to deal with it. A simple administration panel to control which users can access the web site, an index of documents, an upload page, and a comment form on each page with a document wink.gif

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faulty.lee
Mar 30 2007, 12:58 AM
If you don't mind to use a software instead of a website, then powerfolder is a good choice. It's an opensource file sharing software. Very powerful and easy to use. http://www.powerfolder.com/

For your father's case, he can use the invitation mode to invite his friends and colleagues to view or edit the folder shared by powerfolder.

Good luck

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ethergeek
Mar 30 2007, 04:36 PM
Have you thought of using a Wiki? Making them learn Wiki syntax could be a pain in the ass, but given that MediaWiki will give you access control, page history and comment features, it seems ideal.

The other option is to just use Word's (or whatever editor you want to use) markup features and set up WebDAV on the server, and set up access controls using .htaccess files.

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livingston
Mar 30 2007, 05:54 PM
The best solution is Google Docs, http://docs.google.com/

Once your dad uploads the document to his Google Docs account, then he can Invite his friends/colleagues to view or comment on the document, they can be also given permission to edit the document.

This is the easiest way to get the document shared online and reviewed by other securely. There is no need for settingup a seperate website for this single need.

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