Hi Kishore, I haven't worked much on Greenstone but u can achieve the Web based document security by following ways. First Method. Using Adobe Acrobat Writer. Details are in attached document. Limitation : It doesn't restrict "Save As" option at Web Based Environment and u need to have licensed adobe acrobat writer. Second Method C the Below Link of a sample page, Where u can secure web pages and restrict printing, copying and modifications If this fulfills ur requirement Pls. let me know will send u the JavaScript code for the same. http://www.freewebs.com/assist2004/securing.htm Limitation : U need to convert the all documents to HTML or any web formats like asp, jsp based on ur Web browser. Sorry I haven't worked much on the Greenstone so will not be able to give u the views on that. Regards Mahesh N Juttiyavar Sr. Exe. Information Repository Mastek Ltd. B-6, SDF VII, SEEPZ Andheri (E), Mumbai -96 Phone: 91-22-56952222 Ext. 1547 Mob.: 9870077332 Personal Site : http://www.freewebs.com/maheshj -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When we accept tough jobs as a challenge to our ability and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen. -----Original Message----- From: Kishore Ingale [mailto:ikishore@rediffmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 10:05 AM To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Request for Information   Dear Colleagues, We are experimenting with providing access to our digital documents to users through web based server (using Greenstone). Collection mostly include MS WORD and PDF documents. Is it possible to implement security with which "users will be able to view documents but not able to download / save" these files at their end.. ? Kishore Ingale ikishore@rediffmail.com ForwardSourceID:NT000043C2 http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbox... MASTEK "Making a valuable difference" Mastek in NASSCOM's 'India Top 20' Software Service Exporters List. In the US, we're called MAJESCO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the individual and not that of Mastek Limited, unless specifically indicated to that effect. Mastek Limited does not accept any responsibility or liability for it. This e-mail and attachments (if any) transmitted with it are confidential and/or privileged and solely for the use of the intended person or entity to which it is addressed. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. This e-mail and its attachments have been scanned for the presence of computer viruses. It is the responsibility of the recipient to run the virus check on e-mails and attachments before opening them. If you have received this e-mail in error, kindly delete this e-mail from all computers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~