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Re: Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser

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Post by ajb »

smusamashah wrote: post #45

I keep a long list of browser based and CLI p2p file transfer tools[1]. LimeWire (which now has its crypto currency probably) has been on a rampage recently aquiring some of really good tools including ShareDrop and SnapDrop. https://pairdrop.net/ is the last one standing so far. [1]: https://gist.github.com/SMUsamaShah/fd6e275e44009b72f64d0570...

My previous company used WeTransfer a lot, because we needed to send large filesystem images and Android releases to and from China, and the great firewall hobbles obvious things like using gdrive.

Re: Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser

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Post by johnisgood »

latexr wrote: post #203
makeworld wrote: post #194

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> initiate a connection via CLI and get a simple URL to share https://webwormhole.io does this, see the CLI link at the bottom. Just tested it myself with a small file.

This does look quite close to what I wanted. Thank you. Unfortunately, it also looks to no longer be under development.

It says that the last commit is from 2 years ago. Is it because it is completed, or because it really is no longer under development?

Re: Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser

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Post by dusted »

I did the same thing a long time ago, though I cant brag about using as long a list of frameworks, source is https://github.com/DusteDdk/fileswithafriend so you can host it youself, announcement post and link to site where it can be used is here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39622511

In my version, the entrypoint is not uploading your file (where would it go??) but establishing the connection between two devices, then bidirectional transfers between them.

Re: Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser

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Post by jeffhuys »

toomim wrote: post #215
smallerize wrote: post #63

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It can be, if you send files larger than 5GB. https://wormhole.app/faq

Yeah, it uses webtorrent behind the scenes: https://webtorrent.io ...which is freaking awesome torrent software, by the way.

It's okay - 99% of the video files I download have to be opened in VLC, though :/

But still, being able to almost immediately stream, even if through VLC, is pretty nice.

Re: Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser

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Post by latexr »

anacrolix wrote: post #218
latexr wrote: post #151

The thing that usually annoys me about these services is they tend to give you an intractably complex URL to share with the recipient. This poses a problem because every time I need such a P2P transfer, I’m communicating with someone over the phone and they need the file on a computer (which may not even be their own, so email is also cumbersome). https://file.pizza does this better than most, as the URL consists of…

What about creating and seeding a torrent with a CLI then creating a shortlink to magnet link?

That is the opposite of what I want, everything about it is harder to share over the phone. Magnet links are not exactly short and now I’m asking people to install a BitTorrent app too, on a computer which might not even be theirs.

Re: Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser

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Post by latexr »

johnisgood wrote: post #223
latexr wrote: post #203

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This does look quite close to what I wanted. Thank you. Unfortunately, it also looks to no longer be under development.

It says that the last commit is from 2 years ago. Is it because it is completed, or because it really is no longer under development?

If it were completed, the author should have closed/rejected every issue and pull request and removed this large warning at the top of the README:

> THIS PROJECT IS STILL IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT IT USES EXPERIMENTAL CRYPTOGRAPHIC LIBRARIES AND IT HAS NOT HAD ANY KIND OF SECURITY OR CRYPTOGRAPHY REVIEW THIS SOFTWARE MIGHT BE BROKEN AND UNSAFE

Plus, install instructions are outdated. As soon as I tried them, `go` complained of using a deprecated method.

So everything points to it no longer being under development.

Re: Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser

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Post by saljam »

johnisgood wrote: post #223
latexr wrote: post #203

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This does look quite close to what I wanted. Thank you. Unfortunately, it also looks to no longer be under development.

It says that the last commit is from 2 years ago. Is it because it is completed, or because it really is no longer under development?

i'm the author. i keep a close eye on it for any security issues but i'm not adding any new features, hence the lack of commits.

i also obviously maintain the instance on https://webwormhole.io/.

Re: Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser

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Post by madacol »

smusamashah wrote: post #45

I keep a long list of browser based and CLI p2p file transfer tools[1]. LimeWire (which now has its crypto currency probably) has been on a rampage recently aquiring some of really good tools including ShareDrop and SnapDrop. https://pairdrop.net/ is the last one standing so far. [1]: https://gist.github.com/SMUsamaShah/fd6e275e44009b72f64d0570...

In the CLI section, magic-wormhole is missing, instead you have wormhole-williams which is just an outdated implementation in GO of the original

Re: Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser

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Post by cship2 »

kenrick95 wrote: post #117
smusamashah wrote: post #45

I keep a long list of browser based and CLI p2p file transfer tools[1]. LimeWire (which now has its crypto currency probably) has been on a rampage recently aquiring some of really good tools including ShareDrop and SnapDrop. https://pairdrop.net/ is the last one standing so far. [1]: https://gist.github.com/SMUsamaShah/fd6e275e44009b72f64d0570...

Not sure if it's p2p, but I also find that this exist: http://xkcd949.com

Over http?
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