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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

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Post by redm »

NoFile wrote: post #81
ferbivore wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't storing and serving terabytes of stuff pretty expensive? How many heavy users do you think you'll manage to win over in the first place, much less convince them to pay for the privilege of uploading their 100GB of illicit car diagnostic software to your website? Do you have an actual niche you plan to target? I don't mean to be negative, it's just that I've seen the transition from free to freemium to ad-suppor…

A few years ago bandwidth and storage was much more expensive than it is today. Rapidshare was a service that had to swiftly and reluctantly change their business model. They were operating out of large offices with over 60 employees and due to the change they saw a sudden drstic drop in revenue. Rapidshare's financial information isn't public since it's a private company, but one could argue whether they were actual…

This is a misnomer, as bandwidth gets cheaper, file sizes get larger due to technological advance. Think about the average size of a photo from 2006 and from 2016.

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

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Post by ballenf »

HomebrewCC wrote: post #114
Sir_Cmpwn wrote: post #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://drew…

I feel like WeTransfer has got this right. They have wonderful full page ads and are monetizing by selling premium accounts to corporates, which have the ability to change the ads to fit their branding. https://wetransfer.com

Agreed. One of the few websites where I actually enjoy the advertisements and even click on them regularly.

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

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Post by NoFile »

t3ra wrote: post #11

How do you plan to compete with older (& less crappy) services like mediafire? Also tonnes of decent ad supported options with no crap like wait time and million popups like Openload Zippyshare AFH (oh and site looks & performs great! Best of luck for future)

These services (Mediafire, Zippyshare, Uppit) are among the best file hosting sites online, but unfortunately they have their issues too.

The problem being that you have to jump between different hosts depending on how large your files are and which features that you want to use (e.g Mediafire for larger files, Zippyshare from public PCs so you don't have to login, MEGA for sensitive files that you want to send securely, Dropbox when you don't want grandma's PC to get infected when you're sending her the videos from Christmas).

The goal is to create one single host that saves you from having to jump from each host and having to maintain dozens of accounts to bypass limits.

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

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Post by oron »

shostack wrote: post #119
oron wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Um... Isn't it downright against the TOS of that affiliate program? This is in line with every shady torrent site that hijacks clicks to force an affiliate link. Is this not outright cookie stuffing?

I am sure it is. I had a link on the bottom right saying "check out HMA" the fact the click on the background opened that window was a bug, I don't believe someone would buy HMA just because I opened a tab with it ...

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

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Post by NoFile »

oron wrote: 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

If we receive valid content removal request through our contact form then we will have to take the content down.

Judging by your username - is there a connection between you and the infamous file hosting site Oron that closed down a few year ago?

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

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Post by kk_cz »

Looking at the name first I thought it was some kind of parody - like /dev/null for uploading servers... Yeah, feel free to upload whatever you want...

The About section fits:

FAST - yeah, nothing faster than /dev/null, ok :)

Compatible - sure, why not.

Encryption + Secure - sure, it's hard to get anything out of /dev/null :)

Simple - no kidding...

The first hint that it might actually not be a parody site was the Preview part and then the file size limit in FAQs.

Even the Which file types are accepted? / All of them. combo works great for the /dev/null premise.

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

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Post by deathanatos »

megawatthours wrote: post #64

From looking at "upload.js" you are using AES in counter mode. var aesCtr = new aesjs.ModeOfOperation.ctr(encryptionKeyBytes, new aesjs.Counter(-1)); Please use https://github.com/bitwiseshiftleft/sjcl which supports a very high-level sjcl.encrypt(passphrase, plaintext) API and has been audited, instead of using crypto primitives. One specific issue is you are only encrypting, not authenticating, so if the servers ar…

> if the servers are compromised someone could send back a fake plaintext.

The server is sending the JS responsible for doing the encryption, no? If the server is compromised, all bets are off. You must trust this third party with your (unencrypted) data, unless you verify the JavaScript each and every time.

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

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Post by NoFile »

resurge wrote: post #77
NoFile wrote: post #2

"It's ridiculously difficult to share a single file online without a bunch of hassle. Most sites either riddle their pages with ads so you have to guess where the correct download button is and usually restrict useful features to their premium users. All those useful features have been added to NoFile and made available for anyone who wants to use it - all free from ads, registrations, payments and it respects your p…

> Securely view your upload history without having to create an account (history is stored in your browser's local storage) How can I view my history? I think I've clicked every link available but I can't find this at all. I do see some data in my localstorage. I'm not expected to fish it out myself from there am i..? > You can set an expiry time by pressing the "Options"-button that's next to your uploaded file Same…

"How can I view my history? I think I've clicked every link available but I can't find this at all."

The button had been hidden for some users due to a bug. It's been fixed and you will be able to see it after refreshing the page, thanks for pointing it out.

"Same for this. There is no such option to be found."

This feature was disabled shortly after the launch due to a bug. It'll be added again as soon as possible.

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

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Post by overcast »

tmaly wrote: post #129
atomi wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I also ran some file/image hosting sites in early 2000s and another reason not to do them is that people post the most vile content and moderating can cause ptsd.

How did you deal with this content?

Basically by not running another file sharing knockoff.
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