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There just doesn't seem to be a good document sharing module. I am forced to use the downloads module. WF-Downloads is to complex for this use. When you have an intranet with a couple hundred office forms that need to be shared, users want to quickly browes and find the form. WF-Downloads gives to much info for this purpose. You won't need a description or related home page etc.. The basic mydownloads module is closer, however, it falls short on permissioning and uploading.
The ideal document sharing would have the following minimum requirements:
*Easy Navigation
*Categories and subcategories.
*Simple Links without too much information, that would allow easy browsing. (To much info per item means fewer items will fit on a page and more scrolling).
*Group Based Permissions for every category. Permissions should control both who can view and who can submit.
*The ability for those with permission to upload files (not just enter a url).
*Correctly set mime types for common document formats, so pdfs open in the browser when clicked, not prompt to be save. I have seen this problem in some of the modified versions of mydownloads.
There are sever module that come close, but fall short on some key factor. The one I'm using now is WMPdownloads. It has good permissioning, but no way to upload. I also had to mod the template to remove unneeded info.