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[Philipp Heckel <philipp.heckel@xxxxxxxxx>]

I made a blueprint -- if anybody is interested in coding the plugin,
make a branch and do it!
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/syncany/+spec/plugin-skydrive

Cheers,
Philipp

On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Philipp Heckel <philipp.heckel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This could be also interesting:
> http://skydriveapiclient.codeplex.com/SourceControl/changeset/view/66467#1209022
>
> Cheers,
> Philipp
>
> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Philipp Heckel <philipp.heckel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> After google'ing again, I found that there is in fact something that
>> could be called an API. There is a protocol description and a WSDL for
>> a web service [1], but it's not complete (is it?!). And then there is
>> a C# based library[2] which allows uploading and downloading stuff
>> (example here [3]). So I suppose it is possible, but since there is no
>> Java library, it's not easy. Someone in a forum said it's a REST based
>> API [4], but there's not much info there either ...
>>
>> If someone likes to create a plugin for it, feel free to do so!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Philipp
>>
>> [1] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff386704%28v=office.12%29.aspx
>> [2] http://skydriveapiclient.codeplex.com/
>> [3] http://skydriveapiclient.codeplex.com/SourceControl/changeset/view/66467#314902
>> [4] http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/wliddev/thread/0dd65a5f-3a7a-439a-babc-cf6b698db161
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Christian Ledermann
>> <christian.ledermann@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Philipp Heckel <philipp.heckel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Hallo Christian,
>>>>
>>>> SkyDrive does not have an API (yet?), so there is no way to access it
>>>
>>> Really? WTF? probably that's why they are so generous - if nobody can
>>> use it effectively they can be :(
>>>
>>>> programatically... So for now, there will be no SkyDrive support
>>>> unless someone reverse-engineers the protocol they use on the web
>>>> interface and makes a plugin.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Philipp
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Christian Ledermann
>>>> <christian.ledermann@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> although i am NOT a fan of M$:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.pcworld.com/article/159413/5_great_microsoft_web_services_you_probably_dont_use.html
>>>>>
>>>>> cite:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>> How's this for a deal: Get 25GB of online storage, at no cost, with no
>>>>> strings attached. That's what Windows Live SkyDrive offers. Just
>>>>> create folders on the site and upload files to it. You can share any
>>>>> of your folders with colleagues, as well. The site's design is simple
>>>>> and straightforward.
>>>>>
>>>>> That isn't to say SkyDrive is flawless. You can't use it as a virtual
>>>>> drive--it won't appear on your PC as a drive, so you can't save files
>>>>> directly to it within a program like Microsoft Word. That's a minor
>>>>> point, though. You can't argue with 25GB of free storage, especially
>>>>> considering that neither Google nor Yahoo currently has this kind of
>>>>> service. While Google is rumored to be working on a similar service
>>>>> called GDrive, Yahoo's Briefcase provides only 25MB of space, and is
>>>>> shutting down at the end of March anyway. So right now Windows Live
>>>>> SkyDrive is as good as online storage gets.
>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> this would be a great addition ;)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Christian Ledermann
>>>>>
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>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Christian Ledermann
>>>
>>> Nairobi - Kenya
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>>>
>>> <*)))>{
>>>
>>> If you save the living environment, the biodiversity that we have left,
>>> you will also automatically save the physical environment, too. But If
>>> you only save the physical environment, you will ultimately lose both.
>>>
>>> 1) Don’t drive species to extinction
>>>
>>> 2) Don’t destroy a habitat that species rely on.
>>>
>>> 3) Don’t change the climate in ways that will result in the above.
>>>
>>> }<(((*>
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