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Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend

From	Marion <marion@facts.com>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10, rec.photo.digital, misc.phone.mobile.iphone
Subject	Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend
Date	2025-04-07 11:20 +0000
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On Mon, 7 Apr 2025 10:29:42 -0000 (UTC), Marion wrote :


>> Does Localsend bypass the need to have to sign in to an MS account?
> 
> I'm not sure why you asked that, so there must be something I'm missing.

Oh. I saw your response to nospam (aka Tyrone) in another thread, where I
realize where you're coming from now with respect to the login account.

Yes. LocalSend bypasses the need to have a *password* on an *account* that
SMB is using for the local share (unless you drop to inscure SMB 1.0).

I'm no expert on SMB, but I never could get SMB to work on "my" systems,
none of which have passwords (as I don't live in the slums). 

So the suggestion by nospam (aka Tyrone) to use the Files app, won't work
because the Files app acts like an SMB client, which has to connect to the
Windows SMB server, which will require an account on that SMB server, and,
that account must have a password (for all newer levels of SMB) AFAIK.

So, to answer the question about LocalSend, "yes", LocalSend has no need to
interact at all with the local account (or any other account) on the PC.

Q: Does SMB between iOS & Windows require an account with a password?
A: Yes. Unfortunately.

Q: Does LocalSend between iOS & Windows require an account with a password?
A: No. Thankfully.
-- 
Note that I only heard of LocalSend today from Paul, so I could be wrong.

As far as I know, LocalSend automatically acts as an HTTPS server when it's
sending files, and it acts as an HTTPS server when it's receiving files.

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Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-07 09:19 +0000
  Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend wasbit <wasbit@REMOVEhotmail.com> - 2025-04-07 10:43 +0100
    Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-07 10:29 +0000
      Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-07 11:20 +0000
        Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-04-07 13:29 +0100
          Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-07 12:57 +0000
            Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-07 14:49 -0400
              Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-07 21:25 +0000
          Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2025-04-07 20:18 +0000
  Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend wasbit <wasbit@REMOVEhotmail.com> - 2025-04-08 16:46 +0100
    Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-08 21:24 +0000
  Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-13 05:24 +0000
    Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-04-12 23:15 -0700
      Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend david <this@is.invalid> - 2025-04-13 01:00 -0600
        Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-04-13 07:19 +0000
        Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-04-13 00:43 -0700
    Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-04-14 19:10 +0000
      Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-15 17:21 +0000
        Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-04-15 10:34 -0700
        Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-04-17 16:11 -0700

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