Can Bridge CS5 Collections be shared across a server?

I've seen versions of this question asked but have yet to find the answer.
I have created manual collections in Bridge CS5 that I would like to share with other designers using the same server, thus saving them the time of also creating the collection. I have found that I can pull the collection file from my users/library and send it to them to add to their library, but the problem is if the collection gets updated other users will not see the updates without receiving a new collection file. Is there anyway the collection file could just live on the server and everyone share it? or some way that would produce that results I'm looking for?
Thanks for any help!

I've seen versions of this question asked but have yet to find the answer.
That's because I think there is no satisfying answer to this question I'm
afraid...
A collection is not more then an alias of the files on the location and
still user specific, so altering the collection on one system user will not
automatically update that info to the other user of the server location.
Ideally that should happen but Bridge is to my knowledge yet not designed
for use on a server and Adobe does not support working over a network
because there are to many variations and possibilities in networks. At least
that is what I always have understood from previous talk about network and
server use.
Some succeed in using Bridge over a network (the image archivist is a well
known example of that) but it takes a lot of discipline and knowledge to
achieve this. But I can't imagine it is possible to reach this with a
collection.
In CS4 you could have tried the use of Version Cue but they discontinued
this option in CS5. Maybe rating and labeling, renaming and the use of
subfolders in a main folder will work but I have no access nor experience
with working over a network.
Theoretically have all users point to the same main folder adding a new
folder should automatically update in the content window of other users.
However as said, this is in theory and you should have a clear convention
about who is doing what or able to change things. Do a search for the Image
Archivist on this forum or try his blog:
http://imagearchivist.blogspot.com/

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