Possible to have ITunes for updating IPod only - with r/o access to media?

Hi,
I have this music collection (FLAC) on a Windows server. I want to have that music on my IPod also. Is it somehow possible to have ITunes have read-only access to this collection - perhaps using Firefly media server - and just import them into a client PC and have it update an IPod?
Hope you get my meaning here...
Werner

Firefly will give ITunes oppertunity to update tags, create album photos etc. And this is something I do not want. I want ITunes only to read (read-only access) and just transfer the music to an IPod.
Okay.
Go to iTunes prefs -> Advanced.
Uncheck Copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library.
Just make sure the *iTunes music folder location* is set to some place other than the media server. The default location (for Vista) is \Music\iTunes\.
Note: If you RIP a CD using iTunes, it will go into the iTunes music folder in Artist/Album folder.
Now you can File -> Add folder to library and select the top level music folder on the server.
iTunes will add to the library what it can in that folder and subfolders but it will not copy them to the iTunes music folder. It will not do anything to any of the tags or filenames.
As noted, not iPod will not play FLAC files.
Supposedly, iTunes for WIndows will play Ogg FLAC, using -> Xiph QuickTime Components

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