storing documents external or in the database

From: MD (mdissel@NOSPAM.home.nl)
Date: 06/22/02 

From: "MD" <mdissel@NOSPAM.home.nl>
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 11:45:18 +0200

Hello

if i look at the current DMS applications (imanage, groupwise, etc.) they
all store the metadata in a database and the document itself is stored as a
normal file (encrypted and compacted).

How can i make external files available on an intranet/intranet without the
security problem that everyone can load the file if you know the name and
location (http:\\localhost\dms\document.pdf for example).

I like to store a reference to the document in the database, but that
reference should not be available without some kind of security protection.
Any idea's???

Regards,

Marco

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