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For me the killer feature of AIM was P2P file transfer. Is there even a service today that does this? It was so easy to just click "send a file" and it worked f
by mirkules 9y ago
For me the killer feature of AIM was P2P file transfer. Is there even a service today that does this? It was so easy to just click "send a file" and it worked fairly reliably. Dropbox comes close, but, of course, it is not a direct file transfer.
- wlesieutre 9y agoYou can send files P2P using WebRTC. I've never used it, but https://www.sharedrop.io/ https://www.sharedrop.io/ came up in a quick search. For something more in the vein of AIM, pretty sure Skype lets you send files too.
- TheAceOfHearts 9y agoYes. Check out instant.io, it uses webtorrent, which is powered by webrtc. All major browsers should be supported. Just pick the file and link your friend.
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- koyote 9y agoTelegram allows file transfer up to 1.5Gb. It's not P2P though.
- xioxox 9y agoIRC allows files to be sent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Client-to-Client https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Client-to-Client - it's not a great protocol however, particularly when used with firewalls.
- jandrese 9y agoIRC file transfer is always a roll of the dice if you're going through NAT.
- phit_ 9y agoSkype used to do P2P until like 2 years ago, now all files shared are uploaded to their servers.
- amiga-workbench 9y agoWe are sadly still using Skype at work, and due to the lack of P2P file transfer I'm really sketched out sending database dumps, certificates, and other sensitive content with it to colleagues.
- cbcoutinho 9y agoHmm I didn't notice there was a server in between the file transfer, looks like I'll have to reconsider how I transfer files
- autokad 9y agoi loved that feature. i remember sending a 3gb file over the network in just over a minute (early 2ks)
- KGIII 9y agoTox, like qTox supports file transfers. I can't say that I've used it, however.
- quotemstr 9y agoFB Messenger supports sending files
- rando444 9y agothat's not p2p file transfer.
- cbcoutinho 9y agoI send files during Skype conversations, so there's that. Sharing a Dropbox link to a file is also possible, but I always considered that clunky Edit: oops, I didn't know that Skype got rid of P2P, now files are uploaded to their servers
- ryandrake 9y agoIRC had this what, a decade before AIM even existed? I love reading about the great innovative features of the huge multitude of modern chat apps we have these days, which were present in software from the '90s. The more things change...
- dplgk 9y agoIRC UX is terrible