DropBox on non-startup volume

Is it possible to create a guest accessible drop box that is accessible via a networked connection, but does not reside on the startup volume of the host? I'm running 10.4.11 with an 80Gb HD. It is partitioned with an 8Gb startup volume and the remainder is for files. I want networked guests to upload files by default to the non-startup volume.
Thanks

Hi, on 10.4.x you'll need Sharepoints to add the other drive as a Normal Share, you can also use it to set Users & Groups that you want to have access...
http://www.hornware.com/sharepoints/

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