Access validation and management of access permissions to referenced shared resources in a networked environment

A method for access validation and management of access permissions to referenced shared resources in a networked environment, the method comprising the steps of:

• viewing a primary shared resource containing a link to an underlying shared resource;
• selecting said link to said underlying shared resource;
• determining whether requisite permissions exist to view said underlying shared resource;
• and,
• before providing a notification of deficient permissions, identifying a user able to grant said requisite permissions and providing a notification specifying said user in conjunction with said notification of deficient permissions.

A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program for access validation and management of access permissions to referenced shared resources in a networked environment, the computer program comprising a routine set of instructions which when executed by a machine causes the machine to perform the steps of:

• incorporating a reference to an underlying shared resource within a primary shared resource configured for distribution in the networked environment;
• specifying a designated viewer for said primary shared resource;
• determining whether said designated viewer is permitted to access said underlying shared resource;
• and,
• before providing said primary shared resource to said designated viewer, notifying an author of said primary shared resource when said designated viewer is determined not to be permitted to access said underlying shared resource.

A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program for access validation and management of access permissions to referenced shared resources in a networked environment, the computer program comprising a routine set of instructions which when executed by a machine causes the machine to perform the steps of:

• viewing a primary shared resource containing a link to an underlying shared resource;
• selecting said link to said underlying shared resource;
• determining whether requisite permissions exist to view said underlying shared resource;
• and,
• before providing a notification of deficient permissions, identifying a user able to grant said requisite permissions and providing a notification specifying said user in conjunction with said notification of deficient permissions.