thanks. I don't see it the same way sorry.
it cost me nothing to put +1 - and with some developers it counts (perhaps not with qnap?)
As for opening up file station to WAN - i need to occasionally bypass file limitations for sharing files; for selected people only, for a selected period of time. For me this function fits the bill ,
aside from the QNAP advert in the heading that is.
Each to their own