Show HN: My project Se.cret.ly --one-use short links for secret resources

The red (such as in "Send a private...") is hard to see. Needs more contrast. Same with the footer text. Use this to check for compliance: http://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html

Re: Show HN: My project Se.cret.ly --one-use short links for secret resources

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Post by linuxlewis » Fri, Jan 20, 2012, 6:47 PM UTC

darkstar999 wrote: post #5

darkstar999 wrote: post #4

"immeadiately" should be immediately.

The red (such as in "Send a private...") is hard to see. Needs more contrast. Same with the footer text. Use this to check for compliance: http://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html

Nice catch on the typo. Thanks for the color help. On my monitor it there's more contrast but I just tried it on some friends computers and I see what you mean.

Re: Show HN: My project Se.cret.ly --one-use short links for secret resources

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Post by e1ven » Fri, Jan 20, 2012, 6:52 PM UTC

linuxlewis wrote: post #2

I appreciate any comments or suggestions. Thanks HN!

I hate to say it, but I'd try to find a new domain if possible. With domain hacks like this, They feel a bit dated, but worse, I never remember where the splits are.

Sec.ret.ly? Se.cret.ly? S.ecret.ly?

Also, how big is the use case? I don't think one load URLs are something I'd ever really want. What if they accidentily closed it?

And it doesn't prevent sharing, since they could just save it and re-upload.. Basically, either I trust them, or I don't. I don't see where a one-use URL helps.

Re: Show HN: My project Se.cret.ly --one-use short links for secret resources

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Post by linuxlewis » Fri, Jan 20, 2012, 6:57 PM UTC

mintplant wrote: post #3

For all we know, you could be secretly storing this data as it passes through. How can a user trust that you aren't?

I never thought of it like that I guess I consider myself a trustworthy person. Deleting data right away is in my best interest at this point because it keeps my hosting down. Less datase usage and less AWS usage. I could put up a privacy policy but I doubt that would convince everybody.

Re: Show HN: My project Se.cret.ly --one-use short links for secret resources

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Post by linuxlewis » Fri, Jan 20, 2012, 8:23 PM UTC

e1ven wrote: post #7

linuxlewis wrote: post #2

I appreciate any comments or suggestions. Thanks HN!

I hate to say it, but I'd try to find a new domain if possible. With domain hacks like this, They feel a bit dated, but worse, I never remember where the splits are. Sec.ret.ly? Se.cret.ly? S.ecret.ly? Also, how big is the use case? I don't think one load URLs are something I'd ever really want. What if they accidentily closed it? And it doesn't prevent sharing, since they could just save it and re-upload.. Basically…

I think the best use-case is when you're chatting with someone and want to quickly send them something you wouldn't want to send unencrypted. A password or some image of a prototype. Instead of posting it to a public site and just waiting to delete the image, or text.

As for the domain, my goal was to keep it as short as possible. The root domain cret.ly works as well so I could just downplay the "se." to prevent confusion.