is file sharring slow or is something wrong with my pc?

I tried filesharing but it seemed slow to me...

what can be wrong?

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Depends on your upload speed to the internet which is generally a lot less
than your download speed.
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"john jay smith" <1@2.3> wrote in message
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>I tried filesharing but it seemed slow to me...
>
> what can be wrong?
>
> --
>

Greetings,

If you're unable to make a direct connection with your contacts, it will simply send the file
through the Messenger server, which is a rather slow process [by design].

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Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
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"john jay smith" <1@2.3> wrote in message news:%...
>I tried filesharing but it seemed slow to me...
>
> what can be wrong?
>
> --
>

Define direct connection.

2 PCs directly connected to the internet with a dsl modem and only windows
firewall.
Slow as molasses. Foldershare the product MS bought workes faster and
better.
What do I have to do to make it go faster? Attach a underwater cable between
the 2?

Seems that they took foldershare technology and destroyed it.



"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Greetings,
>
> If you're unable to make a direct connection with your contacts, it will
> simply send the file through the Messenger server, which is a rather slow
> process [by design].
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "john jay smith" <1@2.3> wrote in message
> news:%...
>>I tried filesharing but it seemed slow to me...
>>
>> what can be wrong?
>>
>> --
>>
>
>

Hi,

Firstly, Messenger's sharing feature was designed and implemented before FolderShare was
bought -- it has nothing to do with FolderShare.

Secondly, direct connection means I can establish a connection to your computer or
vice-versa.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message news:%...
> Define direct connection.
>
> 2 PCs directly connected to the internet with a dsl modem and only windows firewall.
> Slow as molasses. Foldershare the product MS bought workes faster and better.
> What do I have to do to make it go faster? Attach a underwater cable between the 2?
>
> Seems that they took foldershare technology and destroyed it.
>
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Greetings,
>>
>> If you're unable to make a direct connection with your contacts, it will simply send the
>> file through the Messenger server, which is a rather slow process [by design].
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "john jay smith" <1@2.3> wrote in message news:%...
>>>I tried filesharing but it seemed slow to me...
>>>
>>> what can be wrong?
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Jonathan Kay [MVP] ha scritto:
> Hi,
>
> Firstly, Messenger's sharing feature was designed and implemented before FolderShare was
> bought -- it has nothing to do with FolderShare.
>
> Secondly, direct connection means I can establish a connection to your computer or
> vice-versa.
>

How does shared folder works? Does it not need a direct connection to go
fast?

Max

why did they buy foldershare then?

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
>
> Firstly, Messenger's sharing feature was designed and implemented before
> FolderShare was bought -- it has nothing to do with FolderShare.
>
> Secondly, direct connection means I can establish a connection to your
> computer or vice-versa.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Define direct connection.
>>
>> 2 PCs directly connected to the internet with a dsl modem and only
>> windows firewall.
>> Slow as molasses. Foldershare the product MS bought workes faster and
>> better.
>> What do I have to do to make it go faster? Attach a underwater cable
>> between the 2?
>>
>> Seems that they took foldershare technology and destroyed it.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> If you're unable to make a direct connection with your contacts, it will
>>> simply send the file through the Messenger server, which is a rather
>>> slow process [by design].
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jonathan Kay
>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>>> Associate Expert
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>> --
>>>
>>> "john jay smith" <1@2.3> wrote in message
>>> news:%...
>>>>I tried filesharing but it seemed slow to me...
>>>>
>>>> what can be wrong?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Seems that they stole the techology first, then bought out foldershare so
they wont have problems... ;-)


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
>
> Firstly, Messenger's sharing feature was designed and implemented before
> FolderShare was bought -- it has nothing to do with FolderShare.
>
> Secondly, direct connection means I can establish a connection to your
> computer or vice-versa.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Define direct connection.
>>
>> 2 PCs directly connected to the internet with a dsl modem and only
>> windows firewall.
>> Slow as molasses. Foldershare the product MS bought workes faster and
>> better.
>> What do I have to do to make it go faster? Attach a underwater cable
>> between the 2?
>>
>> Seems that they took foldershare technology and destroyed it.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> If you're unable to make a direct connection with your contacts, it will
>>> simply send the file through the Messenger server, which is a rather
>>> slow process [by design].
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jonathan Kay
>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>>> Associate Expert
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>> --
>>>
>>> "john jay smith" <1@2.3> wrote in message
>>> news:%...
>>>>I tried filesharing but it seemed slow to me...
>>>>
>>>> what can be wrong?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Standard practice.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message news:...
> Seems that they stole the techology first, then bought out foldershare so they wont have
> problems... ;-)
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Firstly, Messenger's sharing feature was designed and implemented before FolderShare was
>> bought -- it has nothing to do with FolderShare.
>>
>> Secondly, direct connection means I can establish a connection to your computer or
>> vice-versa.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message news:%...
>>> Define direct connection.
>>>
>>> 2 PCs directly connected to the internet with a dsl modem and only windows firewall.
>>> Slow as molasses. Foldershare the product MS bought workes faster and better.
>>> What do I have to do to make it go faster? Attach a underwater cable between the 2?
>>>
>>> Seems that they took foldershare technology and destroyed it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Greetings,
>>>>
>>>> If you're unable to make a direct connection with your contacts, it will simply send the
>>>> file through the Messenger server, which is a rather slow process [by design].
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jonathan Kay
>>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>>>> Associate Expert
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>>>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> "john jay smith" <1@2.3> wrote in message
>>>> news:%...
>>>>>I tried filesharing but it seemed slow to me...
>>>>>
>>>>> what can be wrong?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Hi,

Although Shared Folders use something called Delta Sync which determines changes in the files
and transmits the changes only, as well as has its own compression, the actual transmission
layer is same as Messenger has always used -- tries a direct connection and failing that,
sends the data through the server. If it's the latter, it will go slow.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"Max_ap" <> wrote in message news:...
> How does shared folder works? Does it not need a direct connection to go fast?
>
> Max