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Administrators: It's a good idea to group your public project data into one

folder. For example, if you wish for people to have access to only one file but

you have assigned (public) to the project folder containing that file, people

logging in as (public) — or adding ?public to your project URL in their Web

browser — will be able to see other files in the folder, depending on the

permission level you assign to (public).

It is not recommended that Administrators encourage non-members to

bookmark a page with a public URL. When such a page is bookmarked by a

Web browser, the browser does not include the ?public tag in the page

reference. Anyone wishing to return to this page must add the ?public string

to the end of the URL in the browser's Address field, or they will be prompted

for a username and password.

Public Access Restrictions

■ In addition to having project access restricted to select folders and files,

public members cannot see the contents of other folders not designated

as publicly accessible.

■ Public visitors also cannot view a list of project or site members.

■ Site Administrators can disable public members in the same way as other

site members. In the Buzzsaw bar, click Site Administration, then select

the Members tab. In the members list, select (public), and click the Disable

toolbar button.

■ Project Administrators cannot disable public members; instead, you must

restrict the public member's permissions or remove (public) from the

project. To remove (public), in the shortcut bar, click Project

Administration, then select the Members tab. In the members list, select

(public), then click the Remove button.

■ A file locked by a public member can be unlocked by any other person

who accesses the project as (public). See

Locking and Unlocking a File (page

187) for more information.

■ Public members can see the Site Information page only if they have access

to a project on the site. If No Access permission has been assigned or if the

public member has been disabled, the Site Info page will be concealed from

view.

■ For security reasons, the (public) member may not be added to a group.