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Originally Posted by gweminence
@starson17: You seem to be going out of your way to list all the reason to not use the app. That's fine, your reasons are valid...for you, and anyone who agrees with you.
You're wrong, however, about the fire-and-forget. Yes, you have to set the app up once, and of course you have to have the calibre server running -- just like you would for anything to access it. But once done, it IS a simple matter of open, download, close. Fire and forget.
@Kovid: Thank you for helping to clarify.
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I wasn't trying to list any reasons why it shouldn't be used. I was trying to find the reasons you knew about that you thought made it easier. I understand you're not technical and can't give me technical reasons. I didn't understand that the app doesn't give you WAN (remote from outside your home) access (perhaps it does - but then you'd still need to set up the router, which is the hard part).
Can you tell me what "Yes, you have to set the app up once" means? Do you have to enter the local address of the Calibre server or does it find that address itself? Do you have to enter the password? Can you tell me if it's possible to access from outside your home network?
And again - I'm not trying to list reasons why it should not be used. I might recommend it to my mom if it makes it easier for her. I'm just trying to understand it. If it's easier, great. If not, I'd like to know that, too.