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    Guys, I am quite serious when I say Mesh is the best thing to come out of MS in a decade.  Awesome job, guys - simply awesome.

    My big question is, will there be the possibility of running a localized Mesh version inside an intranet, installed on a local server, as an alternative to personal shares on a file server?  I work in a medium-sized corporation, and we are always looking for new, better ways to collaborate.  Mesh would be perfect for a number of purposes in our environment, but we can't have our data being hosted externally.  Any chance of this becoming a plug-in for Server 2k8 at some point?
    Monday, March 30, 2009 9:55 PM

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    I'm not sure that Ken's reply answers your need, since the Live Mesh client still needs to talk to the cloud in order to initiate the transfer between PCs on your Intranet.
    I am sure that we won't get an answer on what is coming or not until Microsoft is ready to announce it.
    I would recommend that you file a suggestion with details on exactly what you envision for a solution using Live Mesh in an Intranet environment for synchronizing your data. 

    Live Mesh Beta: Suggestions - Go cast your vote!

    Have you looked at Groove? How about SharePoint services and integration with Office 2007?

    -steve

    Microsoft MVP Windows Live / Windows Live OneCare & Live Mesh Forum Moderator
    Tuesday, March 31, 2009 12:52 PM
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    Well sure, just don't select "Share to Live Desktop" when you create the folder as an owner.  Any shares you make then will be Peer to Peer with the files stored on each device of the people that are invited to the folder.

    • Proposed as answer by kensm [msft] Tuesday, March 31, 2009 4:03 AM
    Tuesday, March 31, 2009 4:03 AM
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    I'm not sure that Ken's reply answers your need, since the Live Mesh client still needs to talk to the cloud in order to initiate the transfer between PCs on your Intranet.
    I am sure that we won't get an answer on what is coming or not until Microsoft is ready to announce it.
    I would recommend that you file a suggestion with details on exactly what you envision for a solution using Live Mesh in an Intranet environment for synchronizing your data. 

    Live Mesh Beta: Suggestions - Go cast your vote!

    Have you looked at Groove? How about SharePoint services and integration with Office 2007?

    -steve

    Microsoft MVP Windows Live / Windows Live OneCare & Live Mesh Forum Moderator
    Tuesday, March 31, 2009 12:52 PM
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    It would certainly be an alternative to lots of individual shared folders, especially if we could incorporate the Live Desktop into the mix. I have tried Sharepoint Services with Office 2007 but Live Mesh and Live Desktop do seem a much simpler solution for the simple sharing of files.

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    Wednesday, April 1, 2009 11:09 AM
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    Steve,

    as you say: "the Live Mesh client still needs to talk to the cloud".

    What is he talking about?

    Okay, paranoia-modus = ON

    What if I have a file called "How to destroy the Planet in 60 seconds.doc" in my Mesh?

    Is there something like a filename scanner in the cloud?
    Will the CIA knock on my door?

    Rainer,
    Germany
    Thursday, April 2, 2009 10:20 AM
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    I certainly don't know what exactly happens on the server side, but I doubt that anything is being analyzed and scanned for file names and such. It is highly likely that that kind of information is encrypted and possibly "hashed" so that you need to be "you" or your LiveID to decypher it.
    The original suggestion was to have a server inside the local network handling the work done by the Live Mesh "cloud" servers. Meaning that the login and management of folder/file sync relationships was done by that local server inside the closed local LAN. That would keep *all* traffic inside the private LAN. In the current implementation, you sign into Live Mesh which means that you sign into the Live Mesh authentication servers with your LiveID. Your status is confirmed as well as the online/offline status of other devices in the mesh. I guess you could think of the cloud as the receptionist who knows the status of all of the devices in your Mesh. :-) Even if data is only going to sync between devices via peer to peer, that receptionist still needs to know that the devices are online. I don't know if the receptionist also needs to know what activity is pending between devices, in effect acting as a traffic cop, as well.
    -steve

    Microsoft MVP Windows Live / Windows Live OneCare & Live Mesh Forum Moderator
    Thursday, April 2, 2009 1:05 PM
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