Bottom line: this is the absolute best product for downloads in Joomla - so long as you're running a 1.0.x site. Unfortunately, it's also the best for 1.5 sites - 'unfortunate' because while it's still the best of the available solutions, it won't run in native mode.

I have long been a fan of docman, because very few of the other available extensions combine the features and ease of use in this extension.

However, it is not compatible with Joomla! 1.5 native; that, to me, makes it far less attractive, especially for new site development, which I am trying to do exclusively in native mode. There are comments by the developers on the docman website to the effect that "legacy mode is just as good as native mode" - if that is so, why is there a native mode at all?

There are also comments on the website that there is a native version in the works. Unfortunately, it's been "in the works" for nearly two years; I'm probably not the only one who is becomming tired of "all show, no go" as far as 1.5 native compatibility. Hence the title of my review.