On Tue, 4 May 2010 13:40:05 -0700, sweeneysmsm
wrote:

Is it possible to connect to a
backend in skydrive from a desktop target - recognizing of course that one
has to sign in and be authorized?

No.

Access does not "play nice" over such a connection. It needs a fast, stable
Local Area Network.

What's worse, it will let you connect (probably) - but will be unbearably
slow, unstable, and run a great risk of permanently corrupting your backend
database.
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John W. Vinson [MVP]