If you're attributing, please make sure you spell people's names correctly:
> by @prianna
yet the link goes (correctly) to @piranna. It irks me to see people's names misspelled in attributions.
Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser
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Re: Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser
#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
Files are transferred as blob. Encryption can be dropped in if required. :)
Encryption ought to be standard. Making it optional means most people won't use it.
Encryption without authentication is (mostly) useless, and authentication is application-specific, so mandating encryption would have little effect.
Re: Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser
#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
Encryption ought to be standard. Making it optional means most people won't use it.
Encryption without authentication is (mostly) useless, and authentication is application-specific, so mandating encryption would have little effect.
I thought the original post was an application.
Re: Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser
#54If you're attributing, please make sure you spell people's names correctly: > by @prianna yet the link goes (correctly) to @piranna. It irks me to see people's names misspelled in attributions.
Fixed it.
Re: Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser
#55Why is everyone thinking about torrenting in browsers? I want a service where I can select a sensitive file, give my associate a link, and have that file transferred between our two computers without ever reaching an intermediate server. Does anyone know of a service like that, easy enough for my father to use?
This does exactly this as of now.
Re: Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser
#56Why is everyone thinking about torrenting in browsers? I want a service where I can select a sensitive file, give my associate a link, and have that file transferred between our two computers without ever reaching an intermediate server. Does anyone know of a service like that, easy enough for my father to use?
This does exactly this as of now.
Great, I'll give it a go soon. I had a look but it can only share folders, not a single file. Otherwise, a very useful service!
EDIT: And it's all static HTML, fantastic! I just hosted it on my server, although there doesn't seem to be much of a reason to do that, since it's all static! Thanks a lot for this.
Re: Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser
#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am using Chrome 24 on the desktop. Not working.
Refreshing should make it work. There is a lot of JavaScript which takes time to load up.
It's not working for me, chrome is giving 404 errors when selecting a directory. Chrome 24 on Linux. If this works, it'll be fantastic, great job!
Re: Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser
#58False and misleading title. _serverless_ file sharing says title, yet the technology "requires a HTTP server". "Its completely anonymous as no data is ever stored on the server". Incorrect, only mild protection against sniffing and spoofing is provided. The underlying code documentations speaks of "This makes it perfect for anonymity": https://github.com/ShirsenduK/WhatAreYouDownloading/tree/mas... No PKI is linked o…
What's "neighbor invite" NAT traversal? This term doesn't resolve to anything on Google.
Re: Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser
#59False and misleading title. _serverless_ file sharing says title, yet the technology "requires a HTTP server". "Its completely anonymous as no data is ever stored on the server". Incorrect, only mild protection against sniffing and spoofing is provided. The underlying code documentations speaks of "This makes it perfect for anonymity": https://github.com/ShirsenduK/WhatAreYouDownloading/tree/mas... No PKI is linked o…
Sorry for the misleading title. By serverless I meant direct browser to browser file transfer with no server in between. Files are transferred directly. We need the HTTP Server to host the static webpage which facilitates the bridge. After all, its a browser based solution you need a page to visit. :). Services file dropbox can be used to host the static files and everyone can setup their own file transfer service. W…
does that mean you the http server is like a tracker / UDP hole puncher?
Re: Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser
#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
This does exactly this as of now.
Great, I'll give it a go soon. I had a look but it can only share folders, not a single file. Otherwise, a very useful service! EDIT: And it's all static HTML, fantastic! I just hosted it on my server, although there doesn't seem to be much of a reason to do that, since it's all static! Thanks a lot for this.
I worked REALLY HARD to make it all statil HTML and Javascript, and I'm still working hard to remove the handshake servers... Any help here will be greatly welcome :-)