I joined the “Problem Solvers Circle” a few years ago and I believe I’m still under a site license associated with that program.
I have several files hosted on FMS. I’d like to allow access to a few other people. If I understand the Claris license correctly, all of my employees and/or consultants can use my site license to access any of my files.
However, I want to give access to a few people that are not employees.
What are my options?
I am basing my opinion on the following Site License Agreement.
Section 1.b indicates what is an authorized user. In short, employees and contractors who work on-site. It could be argued that contractors who mainly work off-site are not authorized users.
Section 1.f indicates who can access data stored in the database server by using a client. It states that those who are not authorized users, as defined in 1.b, can access the data via WebDirect or FileMaker Go. It implies that only authorized users may access the data via FileMaker Pro.
Section 1.g adds that anyone may access data stored in the server by using the data API. The only limit to the data API is the annual amount of outbound data transfer, a number that can be increased via purchases.
I opine, based on the above, that non-authorized people can access the data on your server ONLY IF they use WebDirect, FileMaker Go or the data API.