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Transfer.sh – Easy file sharing from the command line

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Re: Transfer.sh – Easy file sharing from the command line

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Post by prurigro »

aborsy wrote: post #20
JackGreyhat wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This and croc. Link: https://github.com/schollz/croc

Considering that a small deviation from a cryptographic protocol could fully turn cipher text to plaintext in a revered tool frequently recommended in HN: https://redrocket.club/posts/croc/ I would hesitate a bit before rushing to use cool kids’ software (until it’s sufficiently proven).

Since not everyone will click the link and read to the end of the post, it seemed worth pointing out that the vulnerability being commented on here was fixed: https://schollz.com/blog/croc9/

Re: Transfer.sh – Easy file sharing from the command line

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Post by bscphil »

tfsh wrote: post #48
kwitze wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would very much like it for people to start calling it immoral content more than illegal content.

"Immoral" and "illegal" are not logically equivalent. An act being immoral does not make it illegal and an immoral act is not necessarily illegal. Immorality is extremely nuanced and heavily influenced by society. Eg. homosexulity is illegal in some south Asian countries such as Indonesia, but is not seen as immoral in most parts of the world. Conflating the two - or preferring the term "immoral" over "illegal" inher…

> preferring the term "immoral" over "illegal" inherently lends itself to allowing people to rationalise illegal activities

Why do you need to rationalize illegal activities if they aren't immoral?

Re: Transfer.sh – Easy file sharing from the command line

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Post by peakaboo »

tptacek wrote: post #34
aborsy wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Considering that a small deviation from a cryptographic protocol could fully turn cipher text to plaintext in a revered tool frequently recommended in HN: https://redrocket.club/posts/croc/ I would hesitate a bit before rushing to use cool kids’ software (until it’s sufficiently proven).

I don't know anything about croc, I haven't looked carefully at it, and don't recommend it (or have any opinion on it). Lots of smart people have looked at Magic Wormhole, which is one of the things that makes it neat.

This is a great way to make sure there are no alternatives to Magic Wormhole. If this attitude was common in web browsers, we would only have one software of its kind in every category. No choice for users whatsoever.

Re: Transfer.sh – Easy file sharing from the command line

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Post by tptacek »

peakaboo wrote: post #63
tptacek wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know anything about croc, I haven't looked carefully at it, and don't recommend it (or have any opinion on it). Lots of smart people have looked at Magic Wormhole, which is one of the things that makes it neat.

This is a great way to make sure there are no alternatives to Magic Wormhole. If this attitude was common in web browsers, we would only have one software of its kind in every category. No choice for users whatsoever.

What's a good way to make sure of it? Not having any opinion of it, because I haven't looked at it?

There are a lot of alternatives to Magic Wormhole. Unfortunately, most of them are pretty sketchy. One thing I can say about Magic Wormhole: it's not sketchy.

Re: Transfer.sh – Easy file sharing from the command line

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Post by mr_mitm »

tptacek wrote: post #8

This is exactly the use case for Magic Wormhole, which is what the cool kids use to transfer files: https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole Magic Wormhole uses an end-to-end PAKE to create an encrypted transport between two points in the Internet, using a rendezvous server. It doesn't store files, which is almost never what you want; it's not a way to send a file and have 10 or 100 people download it. But it…

I wish magic wormhole used federated rendezvous servers, was usable from within a locked down corporate network, had a .NET implementation with a pretty GUI so that even my mom could use it, came with all major OS by default and was as accepted as e-mail so that I can actually share files with everyone, not just my nerdy friends. Is that even remotely a realistic thought?

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Post by ducktective »

UI_at_80x24 wrote: post #10
IncRnd wrote: post #5

This stores files for two weeks on a third-party server. What advantages for the intended use cases does transfer.sh have over netcat invented 26 years ago? I know some people who have used nc for those entire 26 years to xfer files point-to-point from the command line.

Netcat is seriously awesome, and still exists very much under the radar of a lot of people. I've used to to copy files around the planet, the datacenter, and the lab. It excels at doing things "right now". If I have a terminal window open on a server in France and one in the US; then I can easily move that file. However, If I have to move my body to the target location before I can copy the file it doesn't work as we…

Is there an online service to `nc` files into with temporary storage (like transfer.sh)? I know of termbin.com for code snippets...

Re: Transfer.sh – Easy file sharing from the command line

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Post by amelius »

tptacek wrote: post #8

This is exactly the use case for Magic Wormhole, which is what the cool kids use to transfer files: https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole Magic Wormhole uses an end-to-end PAKE to create an encrypted transport between two points in the Internet, using a rendezvous server. It doesn't store files, which is almost never what you want; it's not a way to send a file and have 10 or 100 people download it. But it…

But does it support a time difference between sending and receiving?

This is the main feature I'm curious about.

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