Online reading room help

May 12, 2008 1:05 PM

I need to make a password protected online space where I can have clients look at specific documents.

There needs to be a place where they can sign non-disclosure agreements and it would be ideal if the account had an expiration date. Are there any companies that facilitate the creation of reading rooms like this? Or ideally I would like to make it myself... some type of template has got to exist for this right?

posted by pwally to computers & internet (8 comments total)

I saw a demo of this online review tool a while back that may fit your criteria. I am not endorsing the product, but your description reminded me of the demo.
posted by rabbitsnake at 1:21 PM on May 12, 2008

Thanks rabbitsnake, I could probably make that work if its my only option but its really more of an online collaborative tool. I'm looking more for just a 'read only' type online space.
posted by pwally at 1:28 PM on May 12, 2008

you could easily do something like this with basecamp. and it works well and is free!
posted by Mach5 at 1:35 PM on May 12, 2008

You can do this with google documents by controlling password settings for individual documents. See their tour.
posted by mattbucher at 1:56 PM on May 12, 2008

Might drop.io work?
posted by arco at 2:22 PM on May 12, 2008 [1 favorite]

Do you have your own web host? Many hosting companies offer the ability to "password protect" (htaccess) directories/subdirectories so only invitees can view/download content. If you do use a web host, check your control panel.
posted by diastematic at 2:22 PM on May 12, 2008

There is also Scribd, but I'm not sure about their password settings.
posted by mattbucher at 2:24 PM on May 12, 2008

I have such a php script that I installed on my own servers, but its very specific for my needs (just display my working todo list). I'm planning to build this out though, you can send me a mail and I'll tell you when its done.
posted by markovich at 2:51 PM on May 12, 2008