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Re: Show HN: I created Postwoman, an online, open-source API request builder

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Post by lkschubert8 »

vinylkey wrote: post #82
beardedwizard wrote: post #34

Don't forget to paste your auth tokens into a random website today.

Is it any safer than pasting your auth tokens into a standalone application like Postman? That can just as easily send that information somewhere else, but now you can't press F12, get a network tab, and look at outgoing requests.

You actually can press CTRL+SHIFT+i to open dev tools in Postman. It is just electron after all. Also even if it were some other UI toolkit you could view the network requests via Fiddler/Wireshark/etc.

Re: Show HN: I created Postwoman, an online, open-source API request builder

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Post by jjeaff »

abtinf wrote: post #62

Here is the definition of trademark infringement directly from USPTO [1]: "Trademark infringement is the unauthorized use of a trademark or service mark on or in connection with goods and/or services in a manner that is likely to cause confusion, deception, or mistake about the source of the goods and/or services." I'm not affiliated with Postman in any way. But if I was, I'd already have sent a note to my lawyers to…

First, doesn't even look like it's a commercial product.

Second, the creator says they don't have the money right now for a domain name. You can't squeeze blood from a turnip. And they may not even live in a country that respects US trademark law.

Seems like a polite request from postman would be a good place to start.

Re: Show HN: I created Postwoman, an online, open-source API request builder

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Post by justplay »

oakesm9 wrote: post #20

I'm just a user of this, but if anyone is looking for a truly native MacOS version of Postman, you should take a look at Paw. https://paw.cloud/

Paw has excellent features and native support. Totally loved it. I regularly use it and never ever thought for any alternative. The best feature I love is sharing request with private url .

Re: Show HN: I created Postwoman, an online, open-source API request builder

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Post by drak0n1c »

notus wrote: post #96
oakesm9 wrote: post #20

I'm just a user of this, but if anyone is looking for a truly native MacOS version of Postman, you should take a look at Paw. https://paw.cloud/

Can it use postman collections?

Yes, it supports plugins, one of which can import Postman Collections. There is also a plugin for exporting Postman Collections in case you work with people who use Postman.

https://paw.cloud/docs/migrate/postman

https://paw.cloud/docs/exporters/postman-exporter

Re: Show HN: I created Postwoman, an online, open-source API request builder

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Post by lol768 »

oauea wrote: post #79
lol768 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I suppose it's useful for APIs with permissive CORS headers. Maybe there's also some way to run it locally as a separate app with SOP disabled? Maybe something like: $ chromium-browser --disable-web-security --user-data-dir="/tmp" --kiosk https://liyasthomas.github.io/postwoman/ Unrelated, meta note: why does indiehackers need a separate interstitial splash screen, visible for ~4-5 seconds to load a simple article pa…

Then you're launching a second chromium instance and practically recreating Electron.

Yes, indeed. Sort of defeats the point of Postwoman being more performant..

Still, this seems safer than the various extensions that have been recommended in order to disable the SOP. I'd rather the user's data wasn't on the line.

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