MACROMEDIA CONTRIBUTE 3 - DEPLOYING AND PUBLISHING SERVER Manual page 10

The key to this arrangement is that all users have the same Contribute site connection. In other
words, there is a single connection point for all users that controls the behavior of Contribute
when editing the website. If you want to restrict users to editing content in their workgroup's
folder, you would need to create a role that limits access to a specific folder.
An advantage to this type of Contribute deployment is that users in all departments can
collaborate by sending pages for review to one another. If separate connections had been created
for each department (as in the example
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sent to them for review.
It is important that the Templates folder, which is located at the same level as the Contribute
shared settings folder (_mm), is accessible by all users, and the site's CSS (CSS folder), and server
side includes (SSI folder) are protected by role settings that restrict access to those folders. Web
pages and associated files stored in these folders cannot be edited using Contribute, preventing
them from being inadvertently modified or damaged. If you want to restrict users to editing
content in their workgroup's folder, you need to create a role that limits access to a specific folder.
CSS
Sales
10 Overview
"Deploying Contribute for multiple websites on one
12), then only the users with access to that folder could receive and edit drafts
WEB SERVER HOSTING
INTERNAL SITES
SSI Team Sites
Manufacturing
_mm(Shared settings) Templates
Marketing