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can i set the watched folder, to a remote location?
ex. on my xbmc setup, have sabnzbd+ running, download an nzb to my laptop, and have the watched folder be "watched folder" on my desktop, would it work it i put in:
http://199.168.1.113:8080/Desktop/Watched Folder ?
thanks in advance.

Just try it. It should work.

Not it seems with 0.4.12 under win7. I tried it and also mapped the watched folder to a drive but still no good.

You could alway's try it. Could be quicker than waiting for an answer  ;)

:edit:
Oops, seems shypike beat me to it 

I haven't actually tested it myself.
There's no specific reason why it wouldn't work.

However, Windows 7 (and Vista) do all sorts of funny things with
profile-bound locations (like Desktop).
Not sure if these are properly shareable.

Moved the folder to the public area, mapped it on my SAB machine as Z: but still wont work.

ERROR [sabnzbd.misc] Cannot create directory Z:\

It might work on other machines/OS's but not, it would seem, Win7

hey thanks for the response, i'll have to give it a shot when i get home, im running osx btw, and ubuntu (xbmc live) on the htpc

that didnt work.
is there any specific port i should be using?
does it matter that my laptop is a mac?

An easy alternative is to use Dropbox to sync the nzb over to the machine that's running sabnzbd.

good call, ima give that a go!