Managing Users automatically

Hello,

We want to create an area of the Sharepoint site that allows us to add guest
members for a period of 30 days, and automates the membership process so
that this membership expires at the end of 30 days. We also want to process
full members too.

Each new member that registers for guest membership should receive an
e-mail, once their details have been approved and checked, with a password
that provides limited access to the site. If they go for full membership
then they get unrestricted access to the site (with oe or two exceptions).

Problem is that at the moment I can't see any way that we cam manage this
process automatically. Right now we have to create individual user accounts
on the Server to provide access and this is VERY time consuming. As requests
increase this needs to be automated.

I am sure we have missed something but would appreciate any advice anyone
could give on how we might resolve the problem.

Thanks

James

Gregg
Tue Feb 17 08:22:33 CST 2004

You will need to write a wrapper application in ASP.Net that interfaces with
SharePoint through the use of the object model. The object model would give
you all you needf to control the creation and assignment of user accounts,
the eventual deletion, or the promotion of those accounts. SharePoint is not
designed to allow the type of access you describe.

Active Directory Account Creation mode will not offer you much, and you
would still need some kind of wrapper app and a scheduled process on the
server anyway so I would suggest forgoing using it.

If you need asssitance in speccing out this app jsut post your questions
here.

"James" <anonymous@dicussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> We want to create an area of the Sharepoint site that allows us to add
guest
> members for a period of 30 days, and automates the membership process so
> that this membership expires at the end of 30 days. We also want to
process
> full members too.
>
> Each new member that registers for guest membership should receive an
> e-mail, once their details have been approved and checked, with a password
> that provides limited access to the site. If they go for full membership
> then they get unrestricted access to the site (with oe or two exceptions).
>
> Problem is that at the moment I can't see any way that we cam manage this
> process automatically. Right now we have to create individual user
accounts
> on the Server to provide access and this is VERY time consuming. As
requests
> increase this needs to be automated.
>
> I am sure we have missed something but would appreciate any advice anyone
> could give on how we might resolve the problem.
>
> Thanks
>
> James
>
>