Ah, gotcha. So View as an administrator option does not block download
ability, but does block upload ability.
Good to know. Thanks Scott, it still seems backwards IMO.
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"Scott Sheppard" wrote in message
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> When you set permissions on files, you are setting them on the copy on the
> Buzzsaw site. People with view only permission cannot update the file on
the
> site itself. A Buzzsaw site is based on a client server model where the
> client machine gets files from the server and views them locally. Even if
> you got to a regular web site, I can still dig out HTML pages from my
> browser cache. So even if people download a copy to their local computer
and
> modify it, they cannot get the modified copy back onto the site.
>
> "Steven D. Papke" wrote in message
> news:AC03A93494F7C79BAA44943D45D3A50C@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > And yet enable users to see the default page and not be able to
download?
> >
> > I have set the folder to lock permission and the permission to view
only,
> > yet on the guest account, I can still d/l the files. Whats the point of
> > view only if I can still download?
>
>