Webutil to move files for database bfile

Our application (ported from Forms 6i) uses bfiles in the database as one means of storing binary files in the database. One limitation was the fact we had to create a wide-open file share for the directory that files were copied to.
Now that we are using WebUtil, it seems like the desktop no longer needs the open share, but the midtier server now does.
Can this be done in such a way that the files can get to the database server directly without resorting to file sharing on systems?

Actually, our application support blobs and bfiles, so we already do both. It's just that the bfiles wind up being local to the midtier, so we have to create a share directory on the db host, so when Forms (using webutil now) drops off the files, the database then has it local.
I was kind of hoping someone has done this and would share some code.

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