online font display

Hello List,

I've got a situation that's over my head. :)  7,000+ fonts on a server 
where they are monitored by one person who makes sure that only what the 
company has rights to use is there, and 100+ users who can access them 
directly on the server, install them on their systems and use them. 
Unfortunately, because there are so many of them, they aren't really USING 
them. We have been requested to come up with an online method of displaying 
the fonts so that users can visually browse through them and get an idea of 
what they look like, then they can go to the server and download them for use.

I know how to install a font, create a gif of it, and then create a site 
that would display said gifs, listing the fonts alphabetically. But I would 
REALLY rather not go through and do that for all 7,000 fonts, not to 
mention updating them as we gain or lose fonts from the server. Does anyone 
have any tips on pointing me towards a less labor-intensive solution for this?

Jeniffer
OffLead Productions

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