Module development and code questions

Hope this is not just me, but I can't seem to get the "Image" module to work at all on my shared hosting installation of Drupal. The shared hosting is Linux hosting and I do not have shell access, FYI.

-I was able to upload the module folder.

-I was able to run the SQL file to create the new table using phpmyadmin.

-I created the three directories needed by the module. For good measure, I used Windows Command Prompt's FTP to set the permissions of the folders to 777, i.e.:
literal site chmod tmp 777

Hi,

I'm curious about the implementation of the taxonomy module. It seems that every node that wants to have the taxonomy form information has to explicitly call taxonomy_node_form -- what is the advantage to this approach, instead of having taxonomy_nodeapi implement the 'form pre' case?

Thanks!
-Nate

I hope I posted this in the right place.

I am looking for a similar funcionality as what the Nuke CMS's have in the form of a Download Module. A Module to manage or share files.... I.E a place to upload a file so that someone else can simply download. I don't want to create a web site or a link for this, I would prefer a Download manager, in loose terms. Is there something like that in drupal?? Have I just over looked it?

How i can implement this?

I was wondering if there is a module that can show the drupal page after what role a user belongs to.
i.e: A user which is file & forum moderator, he will only have the 'latest forum topics' and 'lates files' blocks at the front page, but he still has access to the other stuff, but he has to click the links to enter them.

So this has to be a block access module or something?

I would like some input about the location of a global filter configuration page.

The hook_filter documentation says:

If the filter's behaviour depends on an extensive list and/or external data (e.g. a list of smileys, a list of glossary terms) then filters are allowed to provide a separate, global configuration page rather than provide settings per format. In that case, there should be a link from the format-specific settings to the separate settings page.

It does not specify, however, where this configuration page should be located.