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Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

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Re: Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

#101
post #91

I'm operating DropJar.om and I can say it's a big headache. For some reason I keep getting DMCA notices from all kinds of lawyers and the occasional take down notice from police when ISIS videos are uploaded there. No income and tons of complaints. http://dropjar.com

Wow, you are plugging your affiliate link hard on that iste.

Re: Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

#102
post #91

I'm operating DropJar.om and I can say it's a big headache. For some reason I keep getting DMCA notices from all kinds of lawyers and the occasional take down notice from police when ISIS videos are uploaded there. No income and tons of complaints. http://dropjar.com

There's a referral link in the lower right corner of your site. A few seconds after the page loads, clicking anywhere on the page takes you to hidemyass.com. I don't know if this was intentional on your part, but if so it's pretty deceptive.

That's part of trying to monetize it ... unsuccessfully, bu t I agree with your observation, I should take it down. They way it works right now is misleading.

Re: Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

#103
post #91

I'm operating DropJar.om and I can say it's a big headache. For some reason I keep getting DMCA notices from all kinds of lawyers and the occasional take down notice from police when ISIS videos are uploaded there. No income and tons of complaints. http://dropjar.com

Wow, you are plugging your affiliate link hard on that iste.

yep, I even think I made $3.5 in the last ... 6 months from it :-)

Re: Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

#104
post #74

How do you prevent fraud? What keeps users from uploading copyrighted material or using the site as download-mirror?

The only way to prevent this is through valid content removal requests sent in through the contact form.

As mentioned in a previous comment, since uploaders aren't rewarded for downloads this shouldn't become too big of an issue to handle.

Re: Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

#105
post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Basic features will be available to all free users and no extreme upload/download limits (e.g 100 KB/s download speeds, 100 MB upload limits, etc.).

Sounds exactly like other services that offer premium file services, how is this different? Also, while I know you're claiming this doesn't take away from the free users, it clearly does.

I think he meant to say he isn't limiting them to 100kbs and 100mb (drastic limits).

Re: Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

#106
I have some thoughts for you as someone who's done this before. I used to run a file hosting site called MediaCrush with a buddy of mine. It was moderately successful, but we ended up shutting it down. I later switched to a file host called pomf.se, which eventually was shut down as well. I wrote a blog post that sums up my thoughts on public file hosting:

On the profitability of image hosting websites - https://drewdevault.com/2014/10/10/The-profitability-of-onli...

I suggest you read it. In a nutshell: don't.

The problem is growth. It will quickly get too expensive and you will not have nearly enough revenue to support it. I guarantee you it will happen.

Currently I run a file hosting service with controlled growth. Accounts are not available to the public - you have to apply for one, and I approve them conservatively (130 approved, 137 rejected users as of writing). All users are also expected to donate. I think all new file hosting sites should take link rot seriously and if they don't it's a net negative on the internet. I hate that if I look at a forum post written >5 years ago, odds are all of the images will be broken.

If anyone wants an account on my website, I might be inclined to approve a few today: https://sr.ht

Re: Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

#107

I have a tough time trusting a new service where I cannot figure out where this business is located / registered, where they have a physical presence, the person/team who built this service. Having more details in an About Us section would help it look more legit.

We'll try to work on this. More importantly you can enable the encrypted upload feature for sensitive files if you do not trust the storage servers.

Re: Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

#110
post #99
post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Looks like nofile.io is depending on cloudflare. Which, I assume doesn't jive with their TOS "SECTION 10: LIMITATION ON NON-HTML CACHING" policy.

Only static content is served over Cloudflare. All uploads/downloads are done directly with the storage servers.

You sure about that? I just uploaded a file and then..

    curl -o /dev/null -v https://nofile.io/f/01ZAJO7Qhfe

    *   Trying 104.18.59.89...
    * Connected to nofile.io (104.18.59.89) port 443 (#0) 
    * TLS 1.2 connection using TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
    * Server certificate: sni212289.cloudflaressl.com
    * Server certificate: COMODO ECC Domain Validation Secure Server CA 2
    * Server certificate: COMODO ECC Certification Authority
    * Server certificate: AddTrust External CA Root
    > GET /f/01ZAJO7Qhfe HTTP/1.1
    > Host: nofile.io
    > User-Agent: curl/7.43.0
    > Accept: */*
    >
    
Looks like that ran through Cloudflare, even if it wasn't cached. Doesn't look like it's going directly to whatever storage you are using.
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