By fortune, I had a look into this area last night, for the next UDT version shall be able to use file links by ID as well, but the problem I currently have, that this might only work with original sized images since I haven't found an option yet to chain the http handlers via URL.

James,

no offense, but this is the point: UDT is created for a number of use cases, e.g. for granting permissions to all users in a role to add and edit their own entries, upload files and images. In this case, you cannot expect all to be sized equally, as you would like to display them neatly in the list. Creating modules for a general auditory forces us to have all identified scenarios in mind and try to find a more or less generic solution - this is the difference towards user defined modules - and our challence.

James,

please be aware, that even unsecure folders offer some protection against unauthorized access: if you don't grant publically to browse folders (which you usually shouldn't), a user needs to know or be able to guess the name and location of a file or get the link to it from an authorized user (in contrary, files from secure folders are only delivered using a handler, which checks everytime for appropriate permission before prsenting the file).