Comparison of File Transfer Application Speed

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Post by pwperl » Mon, Nov 18, 2013, 3:24 PM UTC

Comparison of File Transfer Application Speed
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Re: Comparison of File Transfer Application Speed

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Post by pwperl » Mon, Nov 18, 2013, 3:25 PM UTC

Full disclosure... I work for Infinit, but I'd be happy to answer any of your questions.

Re: Comparison of File Transfer Application Speed

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Post by cyrillevincey » Mon, Nov 18, 2013, 3:32 PM UTC

Awesome file transfer performance, guys.

Re: Comparison of File Transfer Application Speed

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Post by nodata » Mon, Nov 18, 2013, 3:35 PM UTC

What are the files encrypted with? How does the recipient get the key to decrypt them?

2 gigs over a local network: your Dropbox stats show it slower than Drive. Why isn't Dropbox's lan sync working here?

Re: Comparison of File Transfer Application Speed

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Post by mycure » Mon, Nov 18, 2013, 3:40 PM UTC

The files are encrypted with RSA using the recipient's public key. In other words, Infinit never has access to the transferred data.

We compare the file transfer feature (not synchronization) which is, with Dropbox, the right click -> get a link. The LAN sync only applies to the synchronized folders which is another use case.

Re: Comparison of File Transfer Application Speed

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Post by mycure » Mon, Nov 18, 2013, 3:46 PM UTC

nodata wrote: post #4

What are the files encrypted with? How does the recipient get the key to decrypt them? 2 gigs over a local network: your Dropbox stats show it slower than Drive. Why isn't Dropbox's lan sync working here?

Sorry, I replied above. Here is my response:

"The files are encrypted with RSA using the recipient's public key. In other words, Infinit never has access to the transferred data.

We compare the file transfer feature (not synchronization) which is, with Dropbox, the right click -> get a link. The LAN sync only applies to the synchronized folders which is another use case."

Re: Comparison of File Transfer Application Speed

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Post by emerix » Mon, Nov 18, 2013, 3:57 PM UTC

Quite impressive, but I guess I will have to test it to make sure it's not just marketing ;)

Re: Comparison of File Transfer Application Speed

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Post by de_dave » Mon, Nov 18, 2013, 3:59 PM UTC

A comparison against BTSync would be nice.

Re: Comparison of File Transfer Application Speed

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Post by pwperl » Mon, Nov 18, 2013, 4:00 PM UTC

emerix wrote: post #7

Quite impressive, but I guess I will have to test it to make sure it's not just marketing ;)

I'd be happy to test with you. If you write to contact at infinit dot io with an email address or username you would like to use, we can give it a go :)

Re: Comparison of File Transfer Application Speed

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Post by pwperl » Mon, Nov 18, 2013, 4:05 PM UTC

de_dave wrote: post #8

A comparison against BTSync would be nice.

I think it would be interesting to compare BitTorrent Sync. They're performance must be quite impressive as well. The processes we've compared across all of these services is only for sending. With Dropbox, you send a link, WeTransfer an automated email, etc. Nevertheless the comparison with BitTorrent Sync would be interesting.