2 months of testing. 8 DLNA servers. 2 platforms.
The winner that should have been: Mezzmo, hands down
And the winner is: TVersity
Now, if you wonder what this is about look no further than "FAQ: Why is Mezzmo asking for my Windows user name and password?" sticky.
I can't help but wonder how developers capable of writing such a great software failed to figure out a way to deliver customized content from a service running under Local System Account.
Furthermore, how can you seriously promote Network Media Single Source and per-user servers at the same time? "The family member would simply choose their own media server"... Why can't they connect to the single server (with NMSS!) and then simly choose their own library? All parental controls and privacy issues can be resolved by software, not by a way how software is installed.
Even if you don't know how to do it yet, there is one thing that you can do right now. Install service under Local System Account and explain customers how to configure service Log On in the control panel. But don't ask for user name/password. No sane user would use program downloaded from internet that does this. And I am not alone in this, seeing as the mentioned FAQ got sticky status and there are comments on CNET download page expressing security concerns.
So, in short, my question is this - are you going to do something about this issue? If yes I would be your most devoted customer.
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