Innomerc A link is a route. Permission opens the file.
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A link is a route. Permission opens the file.
Example: Mira shares a fictional meeting agenda. Compare a public link with a named invitation.
The link can travel beyond the first person who receives it.
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What it means
Everyday example
State in this scenario
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- Mira
The fictional owner sharing a file in this example.
Example: Mira decides who may read the meeting agenda.
- Shared file
A document whose access is controlled by sharing settings.
Example: An agenda may be restricted to named readers or available to anyone with its link.
- New reader
Someone attempting to open a shared document.
Example: Receiving a forwarded link does not automatically grant access to a restricted file.
Anyone with the link
The link can travel beyond the first person who receives it.
- Mira Shared file: Broad access. Mira allows anyone holding the link to read the agenda.
- New reader Shared file: Forwarded link. Another person opens a forwarded copy of the link.
- Shared file New reader: File returned. The broad permission allows this reader to receive the file.
Named readers only
Forwarding a link does not add a person to a restricted access list.
- Mira Shared file: Named invitation. Mira grants viewing access only to her intended reviewer.
- New reader Shared file: Forwarded link. A different person requests the same restricted file.
- Shared file New reader: Access denied. The service checks identity and does not send the file.
Fictional teaching trace. One moving dot represents an exchange, not a measured network capture.