From the user profile interface, a user can change his or her first and last name, phone number, default language, default signature and password. Each user has an address book that lists the other Xdrive users in the workgroup assigned by the administrator. The user can add contacts or create groups for easier mailing as well. The address book, however, cannot be shared between users or accessed by the admin.
To share files or folders that you've already saved in the Xdrive service, select the file you want and click the "share" button on the main toolbar. Then choose one of your saved contacts, a unique e-mail address (not an Xdrive user) or multiple recipients in any combination. Recipients outside the Xdrive service can be added to the address book. They will receive an e-mail with a link to a downloadable version of the file. Other Xdrive users also receive an e-mail but will have the file in their shared-file section.
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Good
Easy to use
Competitive price Low maintenance Bad
Lacks security auditing
Limited search function No virus scanning Product Info: Xdrive Workgroup, starts at $99 per month; Xdrive Plus, $4.95 per month. Xdrive, (310) 586-7115. www.xdrive.com |
When you initiate a share you choose attributes such as read only, write only, execute, modify and share. You can change these attributes only if you're the initiator of the share. There's no accounting log, so your group members who share edit rights need to be careful not to override each other's changes.
You determine how long the shared file should remain viewable to the recipients. The default setting is for seven days but you can make it from one hour to four weeks. You can also choose to make files available in secure encrypted mode or fast mode, customize a small message to the recipients, add a signature or send the message with your default signature.
Users can search for files using file names and partial file names but not using content clues. Xdrive will keep track of recent searches during the current session, but the log goes away at log out. In the future, I hope Xdrive adds the ability to search based on content inside Microsoft Word and other text.
Steven J. Schuchart Jr. covers storage and servers for Network Computing. Write to him at [email protected].
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