-=>After the Teddy Bears Picnic Rachel Alliston said to All<=-
 RA> Hi
Hi Yourself,
 RA> Can someone please help my husband with this query please?
I'll offer one possible solution for you I hope.
 RA> The Company that he works for is setting up a Network in conjunction
 RA> with a specialiazed software company. 
 RA> The problem is that although there are set up numerous documents and
 RA> letters there is apparently no way to satisfactorily protect these
 RA> documents from accidental changes or erasure. 
 
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using security levels on the network put all these files in a read only 
directory.  Give the network administrator full access.  Everone else can 
read the document and save their changes to their own area.  This way the 
templates and original docs are safe.  Any files that should be saved to the  
"Safe" dir can be placed in a pending directory and the network administrator 
can copy them at the end of each day.
It is a bit clumsy but it works.
 RA> The Company setting this up has suggested that the only option to
 RA> protect the documents is by blocking access to the directory holding
 RA> the documents on the network to all unauthorized employees.  
 RA> Unfortunately with the "Print Server" being on a separate PC any one
 RA> can access all the directories by simply going to that PC and playing
 RA> around:)) 
 
again security levels, if the files are in a protected area only admin level
users can touch these files.  Leave the server logged on as user or guest 
with no access rights to sensitive material.
 RA> TIA
 RA> Andrew & Rachel Alliston
Good luck
Stewart
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