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Sendoid (YC W11): Finally, Sharing Big Files Isn’t A Huge Pain

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Re: Sendoid (YC W11): Finally, Sharing Big Files Isn’t A Huge Pain

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Post by bjtitus »

lamnk wrote: post #54

Assume that I want to send a large file to multiple recipients. Does your P2P technology mean that it works like torrent, each node will contribute some of its bandwidth to uploading or that the file will be sent directly from my computer to each of my recipients ? Edit: How does it compare to http://www.bittorrent.com/dna ?

Didn't know about BitTorrent DNA. Thanks for the link!

One difference I'd note is that DNA seems much better suited for mass distribution while Sendoid is much better suited for sending individual files (especially if you're on the same network, since you'd need to upload to a server and re-download to get p2p going).

Re: Sendoid (YC W11): Finally, Sharing Big Files Isn’t A Huge Pain

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Post by skyfallsin »

thirtytwo wrote: post #60

I'm not sure about their support for really large file sizes, but lately I've been really digging Receivd for file sharing.

Thanks for mentioning Receivd - we've been in early-access for a month now and are growing pretty quickly. We do support large files, our last test with a 5GB+ dataset went swimmingly, and folks use it to share large photos and videos everyday. You can take a look here at http://receivd.com

If you signup with +hn in your email, we'll make sure you get access right away.

Sendoid - congrats on the launch!

Re: Sendoid (YC W11): Finally, Sharing Big Files Isn’t A Huge Pain

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Post by bjtitus »

shawndrost wrote: post #52
pr0zac wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I dig Crate, but we don't really do the same thing. letscrate.com is an really awesomely designed and implemented cloud storage provider. Sendoid.com is an in browser file transfer method. I wouldn't consider us competitors (at most very indirectly) and think more than anything we complement products like Crate or DropBox.

Hmm... I see that it's implemented differently, but aren't they accomplishing the same user task? Fundamentally, they're both solutions to the "this file is too large to email" problem. Or am I missing something?

Looks so to me but I think the difference is transfer speed. I tried transferring a 200 MB file and it was very quick (over the local network).

I couldn't try that with Crate (I don't have a pro account) but uploading a 25 MB file had taken 10 minutes before I gave up and decided it wasn't worth it.

Re: Sendoid (YC W11): Finally, Sharing Big Files Isn’t A Huge Pain

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Post by nl »

wrl wrote: post #18
pr0zac wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We built a reliable file transfer method on top of the peer-to-peer media streaming technology used by Chat-Roulette and its clones, RTMFP.

what are you using as the server? it's my understanding that RTMFP was only recently reverse-engineered.

It's possible they are using Adobe Flash Server.

On the client I presume it is Adobe Air (?)

Re: Sendoid (YC W11): Finally, Sharing Big Files Isn’t A Huge Pain

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Post by enneff »

pr0zac wrote: post #13
staunch wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Which is a relatively recent addition to Flash.

Haha yeah, its a pretty awesome addition to Flash. I kind of gloss over that word because I hate Flash as much as the next hacker, but it provided a method to solve a problem that was plaguing John and I and was impossible to solve otherwise.

You should mention that it uses Flash. I have a Flash blocker installed, and when I tried Sendoid just now it simply failed to connect. I thought "What a piece of crap," and closed the tab.

Re: Sendoid (YC W11): Finally, Sharing Big Files Isn’t A Huge Pain

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Post by podman »

Hate to do a me too post, but I'm going to anyway. I made a very similar app for a weekend project back in early march of 2009. http://www.fileinaflash.com I used TFTP as the transfer protocol and it's not encrypted like Sendoid, but it works. Ultimately, although it costs next to nothing to run, I couldn't think of a good way to turn it into a business so it's just been sitting there for the past 2 years or so. Sendoid is way faster and prettier than what I made though. Great implementation. Good luck!

Re: Sendoid (YC W11): Finally, Sharing Big Files Isn’t A Huge Pain

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Post by systemtrigger »

shawndrost wrote: post #52
pr0zac wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I dig Crate, but we don't really do the same thing. letscrate.com is an really awesomely designed and implemented cloud storage provider. Sendoid.com is an in browser file transfer method. I wouldn't consider us competitors (at most very indirectly) and think more than anything we complement products like Crate or DropBox.

Hmm... I see that it's implemented differently, but aren't they accomplishing the same user task? Fundamentally, they're both solutions to the "this file is too large to email" problem. Or am I missing something?

Letscrate makes you wait for the upload to finish before you get the link. Sendoid gives you a link instantly, regardless of file size.

The free version of Letscrate limits files to 50MB and your library caps out at 200MB; the $9/month plan allows larger files and caps out at 10GB. Sendoid is free for all file sizes and imposes no caps on the size of your library.

Letscrate offers no security measures. Sendoid creates an encrypted link between sharer and receiver, and has options for password-protection and one-time usage.

Re: Sendoid (YC W11): Finally, Sharing Big Files Isn’t A Huge Pain

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Post by zhyder »

From the FAQ: "Files never touch or pass through our servers."

Peer-to-peer transfer has some speed benefits, but completely avoiding a server-based fallback seems more problematic. The sender needs to be online when the recipients are downloading the file. People increasingly use laptops/tablets that spend much of their life sleeping (as opposed to always-on desktops). Am I missing something?

Re: Sendoid (YC W11): Finally, Sharing Big Files Isn’t A Huge Pain

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Post by sahillavingia »

andymoe wrote: post #55
sahillavingia wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Check out Crate's API? http://letscrate.com/api

OK. It was cool the first three times you pointed out crate here and on the TC article but now it's getting to be a bit much. EDIT: I'll take the karma hit.

I'm sorry, but I can no longer delete my comment, or else I would. I just thought it could be of use. My apologies.
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