Re: Questions from a possible new sharepoint user

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Answered when you posted the question again.

You won't like the answer.

But given the reason you were asking it there (I didn't know it was you)
then WSS isn't the place to store this quantity of information. For a start
there are problems with large single file sizes even though the previous
limit of ? ca 120MB ? can now be exceeded.

Engelbert

"Steve Dorsey" <Steve.Dorsey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C035925B.2AD%Steve.Dorsey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rive space is not an issue.

If I add 2TB of storage to the available configuration, that should suit
our storage needs for at least 2 years. After that, we enter into a purge
pattern, deleting older content to make room for new.

Can you think of another solution that will allow me to get these files
available to users of our LAN in 2 1/2 weeks?

Also, has anyone considered answering my original questions?

Thanks,

----------------S





On 3/8/06 9:36 PM, in article O8TEptzQGHA.3192@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
"Engelbert" <Engelbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

You can store them. (Some file types might be on the banned list but you
can
take them off it)

It is however also not a suitable place for the storage of large video
files
(imo).

You should not be using WSS as a dumping ground for files. That's the
basic
message. For a start there is an 80% overhead in space required because
of
using the database to store all data.

Engelbert

"Steve Dorsey" <Steve.Dorsey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C03463C7.21C%Steve.Dorsey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
What about items other than images?

We'll need to store:

- JPEGs, TIFFs, RAW files, .PNG
- PDF, AI
- .ZIP, .SIT, .TAR
- .PPT, .DOC, .XLS, .VCF
- .MOV, .AVI, .WMV, .MPG
- .SWF, .FLA, .FLV
- .HTML, .CSS, .TXT

Among others.




On 3/8/06 10:26 AM, in article u1xIl3tQGHA.252@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
"Engelbert" <Engelbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

This newsgroup (despite its name) is the newsgroup for Windows
SharePoint
Services (WSS).

WSS is a fine application that you can quickly get to work. But it is
not
Image Library software even if you can store images in it and it has a
special kind of Library for Images.

(Most people including myself use this mainly for storing images used
in
the
site itself and nothing else).

Engelbert

"Steve Dorsey" <Steve.Dorsey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C0345F27.1FD%Steve.Dorsey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

I wouldn't. You'll be coming down in the world from a dedicated tool.
The
implementation of image storage and especially display is quite
primitive
in
WSS and people are always asking for more.


What's WSS?

I'd LOVE to hire someone to create a MySQL database that can do all
the
things we need here, but I have to have a solution in 3 weeks, or else
we
have to renew the outside tool (expensive!!).

I'm hesitant to use a Microsoft technology for anything at all, much
less
a mission-critical archive. That being said, we are at the mercy of
our
IT
department, and they don't like us requesting servers and tech that
they'll
have to maintain.

That's why I'm considering this sharepoint stuff. It's essentially
free
(free + cost of a few hard drives for storage), and IT will be in
charge
of
maintenance.

----------------S



Engelbert

"Steve Dorsey" <Steve.Dorsey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C0345A67.1ED%Steve.Dorsey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello

I have been tasked with replacing a photo/file archiving tool
(externally
hosted) which the company no longer wants to pay for. It has been
mentioned
that a Share Point might be the answer to bringing the archive in
house.

I have to have a solution implemented before April 1. Yikes!

I have a few questions about what's possible with share point
services...


- Is there a "file archive" feature that will allow the user to view
lists/categories of files and download them?

- If so, can those files contain any kind of metadata for searching?

- Also, can those files generate or contain thumbnails?

- Are there online examples of this?

- Can a Windows sharepoint be viewed from a Mac workstation?

- Is a sharepoint HTML/CSS? If so, can I edit it using non-frontpage
tools?

- Is there a maximum storage capacity for file access?












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