virtual skydrive

[AHappyUser]

I have a folder mapped to my MS Skydrive on my Win7 laptop, and I want to do the same on my school Linux account to share files. Does anybody know how to do this?

[Irithori]

Not possible.

You mapped it as a network drive on your windows box
So you already know, that skydrive is basically a WebDav ressource.
(Be aware though, that the hostname can and will change from time to time.
So you need to redo the steps every now and then)

linux/mac/etc can work with WebDav.
But the problem is, that ms implemented a highly proprietary authentication schema on SkyDrive.
And -surprise, surprise- that auth only works with windows clients.

So: NoGo

[Irithori]

I need to contradict myself:
SkyDrive Synchronizer - Home

But still, the use of mono and a (seemingly deserted) beta software just to mount a webdav seems tedious..

[AHappyUser]

What is the next best thing? I can't install dropbox on the servers, although I am looking into a alternative dropbox install that doesn't require administrator privledges. For those of you who swap file frequently, which method do you prefer? I am back and forth between my laptop and the labs 3-5 times each day.

[beyecixramd]

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[AHappyUser]

Wuala sounds like it would be a good option... but I can't install it on the school's servers.

[beyecixramd]

You actually don't need to, just get the universal package from the web and run the binary executable file.