Sharepoint Portal Services...
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{Modified} [I found (sort of) what I need at MSDN2 of all places. My gosh a search there worked. But if you still have your own resource or information I'd appreciate it.] {/Modified}
Has anyone used SharePoint to create an external access type site where you create a value-added-content portal for key customers. (Doesn't that sound stupid and hyped up? Does to me.) The idea is: (What the client is requesting of me is:) 1. Key customers are given a username and password. 2. They access special SharePoint content with this Username & Password. 3. Special content includes pages, downloads and possibly mail based services. Has anyone ever done something like this? I'm not asking for the details I'm just wondering what information resource you used to get it off the ground? Apparently it can be done I'm just not sure how and figured someone here may have done such a thing. [Please do not move this thread. I'm not asking for details just links to information.]
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{Modified} [I found (sort of) what I need at MSDN2 of all places. My gosh a search there worked. But if you still have your own resource or information I'd appreciate it.] {/Modified}
Has anyone used SharePoint to create an external access type site where you create a value-added-content portal for key customers. (Doesn't that sound stupid and hyped up? Does to me.) The idea is: (What the client is requesting of me is:) 1. Key customers are given a username and password. 2. They access special SharePoint content with this Username & Password. 3. Special content includes pages, downloads and possibly mail based services. Has anyone ever done something like this? I'm not asking for the details I'm just wondering what information resource you used to get it off the ground? Apparently it can be done I'm just not sure how and figured someone here may have done such a thing. [Please do not move this thread. I'm not asking for details just links to information.]
Yes, you will need to use Forms Based Authentication. There are several articles at Microsoft and other web sites showing how to set up Forms Based Authentication. The below link is a nice starting point, but when I went to do it, I worked off several sites. http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=229709[^]
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{Modified} [I found (sort of) what I need at MSDN2 of all places. My gosh a search there worked. But if you still have your own resource or information I'd appreciate it.] {/Modified}
Has anyone used SharePoint to create an external access type site where you create a value-added-content portal for key customers. (Doesn't that sound stupid and hyped up? Does to me.) The idea is: (What the client is requesting of me is:) 1. Key customers are given a username and password. 2. They access special SharePoint content with this Username & Password. 3. Special content includes pages, downloads and possibly mail based services. Has anyone ever done something like this? I'm not asking for the details I'm just wondering what information resource you used to get it off the ground? Apparently it can be done I'm just not sure how and figured someone here may have done such a thing. [Please do not move this thread. I'm not asking for details just links to information.]
More importantly, has anyone figured out what SharePoint is? I have it on my server at home and at work, and still have no idea what it's for or how to start using it.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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More importantly, has anyone figured out what SharePoint is? I have it on my server at home and at work, and still have no idea what it's for or how to start using it.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Yeah, Microsoft has done such a poor job in defining this product, it is crazy, especially since it is doing very well in the marketplace. I think part of the confusion comes from the Sharepoint Portal Services (free part of it) vs the Sharepoint Portal Server (all the toys included) products. There does seem to be more books and tutorials on it nowadays though, so seems like it's starting to define itself better.
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