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Ask HN: Do you think there's a need for simple file sharing service?

1 pointsby Fsp2WFuHalmost 7 years ago
Thinking of making a simple site for sharing files. As easy as imgur, you drag-drop, upload, and get a link you can share. But with a twist - you can only download once, preventing most DMCA takedowns and illegal activities (movie sharing).

4 comments

LinuxBenderalmost 7 years ago
That limits the transfer to 1:1. Unless it is linked to from a popular site, I think you might find not many people will use it.<p>I created a couple of sites that let people upload any large file, all server side code, no javascript and people rarely use it. I&#x27;ve also created public anonymous sftp servers, but people don&#x27;t use them. &quot;too difficult&quot;.<p>Nowadays folks mostly use discord for chat and small images and box for bigger files because of the integration with their desktop and other clients.
one87almost 7 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.justbeamit.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.justbeamit.com&#x2F;</a> That&#x27;s pretty much what you described
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sharemywinalmost 7 years ago
What would the use case be?<p>How would you monetize?
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sharemywinalmost 7 years ago
I&#x27;d probably make people register.
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