MV> ... or get acquainted with the powerful Maximus flagging system and
 MV> other security customisations; section "4.2. Access Control: Classes,
 MV> Privilege Levels and Locks"). i've seen what it 
 JM> has to offer, and i'll
 MV> say its much more powerful/flexible than what RA or any other
 MV> bbsoftware has to offer. 
 JM> Oh, yeah?  I'm a maximus user myself, and I still have to find a
 JM> way to flag a file area "list only" (files can be listed but not
 JM> downloaded) while being able to tag any accessible (D/Lable) file
 JM> from any area, including the "list only" areas.  Can you possible
 JM> help me?
whilst i'll concede that Maximus is great, but not perfect i suggest that 
we'd all be better off consulting Scott Dudley :)
those inconveniences that you've mentioned with the inability to tag files 
from any area and flagging fileareas for "list only" is something that needs 
sorting out... but i do know that its possible to globally download files via 
the "File_Download" spec in menus.ctl. so why don't you try implicating this 

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