forum permissions question

[IntelliThink]

Hi guys - I apologize if this has already been addressed. I have done a search and haven't found quite the same information.

I need to know how to set forum permissions such that a given usergroup may not view the forum (as in see the link) but if they do a search, threads within the forum will be found.

I have played with the forum permissions but it seems that as soon as the group cannot view the forum, they can't get any information out of it at all

Thanks in advance for your responses