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Collected alternatives from the comments here: https://wetransfer.com/ https://wetransfer.com/ https://swisstransfer.com/ https://swisstransfer.com/ https://

Collected alternatives from the comments here: https://wetransfer.com/ https://wetransfer.com/ https://swisstransfer.com/ https://swisstransfer.com/ https://transfer.midrive.io/ https://transfer.midrive.io/ https://send.firefox.com/ https://send.firefox.com/ https://transfer.sh/ https://transfer.sh/ ps: I really wish HN supported basic markdown so we can make bullet lists and other simple formatting controls, nothing wild like citation/footnote support just the top 5-10 markups. Trying to make a list of URLs to share looks like ass here.

gist 7y ago
I like the idea of summaries (like you did) and wish HN would figure a way to do this also for points that people make in comments. Even if not same day or later.
qrv3w 7y ago
If you are interested in self-hosting, there are a lot of options available too: https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted#single-clickdrag-n-drop-upload https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted#sin...
matheusmoreira 7y ago
There's also the magic wormhole: https://github.com/warner/magic-wormhole https://github.com/warner/magic-wormhole It depends on a central relay server but the planned Tor hidden service feature could change everything.
app4soft 7y ago
- https://wetransfer.com/ https://wetransfer.com/ - website UI & upload non-usable without JavaScript - https://swisstransfer.com/ https://swisstransfer.com/ - website UI & upload non-usable without JavaScript - https://transfer.midrive.io/ https://transfer.midrive.io/ - website UI & upload non-usable without JavaScript - https://send.firefox.com/ https://send.firefox.com/ - website UI & upload non-usable without JavaScript - https://transfer.sh/ https://transfer.sh/ - website UI & upload non-usable without JavaScript, BUT there are instructions on uploading using cURL or alias.
- deleted 7y ago
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- michelb 7y ago
  So they all work absolutely great for their intended audiences?
joeblau 7y ago
+1 to supporting markdown although I feel like comments would get kinda crazy looking if there was more than just emphasis and code formatting.
- gravitas 7y ago
  My top 5 wishlist: bold, italic, lists, inline code `` and link formatting [](). (edit: and change 2 spaces indent to 4 spaces indent for code blocks to align with real markdown)
  - app4soft 7y ago
    Italic already supported: *Italic*
  - tzs 7y ago
    You can manually inserts bullets (U+2022) to approximate lists: • foo • bar • spam What I most want is a way to force a newline without starting a new paragraph.
ksec 7y ago
I always had the question in my mind, who is paying for the bill, how are they funding these? How do they make profits?
- BorisEm 7y ago
  WeTransfer.com offers a Pro subscription, and also serves ads on their wallpapers. They've been profitable for a long time now. https://wetransfer.com/about https://wetransfer.com/about
arkadiyt 7y ago
OnionShare [1] is also great - you can transfer files with no size limits, anonymously over Tor. [1]: https://onionshare.org/ https://onionshare.org/
tomc1985 7y ago
Looks fine to me. What's wrong with using asterisks as bullet points?
- tomschlick 7y ago
  Markdown is pretty much a standard for non WYSIWYG enabled comment forms out there today.
  - tomc1985 7y ago
    Except it isn't. For my work I have about 5 different editors to work with, each with their own markup syntax. The best markup is no markup, or at least as minimal as possible
anderspitman 7y ago
Might also consider https://file.pizza https://file.pizza for p2p transfers. And my own service https://patchbay.pub https://patchbay.pub. Or fibridge [0] if you want to self host. The main advantage of patchbay and fibridge over other solutions I've seen is they support range requests, so you can do things like streaming and resumable transfers. [0] https://github.com/anderspitman/fibridge-proxy-rs https://github.com/anderspitman/fibridge-proxy-rs
- webo 7y ago
  I remember when file.pizza was first released. Glad to see it’s still being actively hosted.
kiza 7y ago
I've been building a list[1] of file transfer tools with their perks, there's a few new ones from this thread that I will add. I used to run a transfer service myself but it wasn't up to scratch with the competition and it was costing me money so I decided to aggregate them instead. -- [1] https://fastest.fish/ https://fastest.fish/
- app4soft 7y ago
  > transfer.sh - Technical knowledge of command line tools required https://transfer.sh https://transfer.sh website also support Drag'n'Drop for upload, so technical knowledge of command line tools NOT "required", BUT "recommended".
  - kiza 7y ago
    Didn't notice that, fixed now. Thanks
- app4soft 7y ago
  > I've been building a list I just curios when found that MediaFire[0] service not added in this list yet ;) [0] https://www.mediafire.com https://www.mediafire.com
  - kiza 7y ago
    Added, thanks! I definitely don't have them all!
giarc 7y ago
There's something to be said about using the Dropbox or Firefox options when sending a file. I'm not familiar with the other companies and so for all I know they are saving the file looking for valuable info. Middrive.io doesn't even resolve for example.

gist 7y ago

I like the idea of summaries (like you did) and wish HN would figure a way to do this also for points that people make in comments. Even if not same day or later.

qrv3w 7y ago

If you are interested in self-hosting, there are a lot of options available too: https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted#single-clickdrag-n-drop-upload https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted#sin...

matheusmoreira 7y ago

There's also the magic wormhole: https://github.com/warner/magic-wormhole https://github.com/warner/magic-wormhole It depends on a central relay server but the planned Tor hidden service feature could change everything.

app4soft 7y ago

- https://wetransfer.com/ https://wetransfer.com/ - website UI & upload non-usable without JavaScript - https://swisstransfer.com/ https://swisstransfer.com/ - website UI & upload non-usable without JavaScript - https://transfer.midrive.io/ https://transfer.midrive.io/ - website UI & upload non-usable without JavaScript - https://send.firefox.com/ https://send.firefox.com/ - website UI & upload non-usable without JavaScript - https://transfer.sh/ https://transfer.sh/ - website UI & upload non-usable without JavaScript, BUT there are instructions on uploading using cURL or alias.

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michelb 7y ago
So they all work absolutely great for their intended audiences?

joeblau 7y ago

+1 to supporting markdown although I feel like comments would get kinda crazy looking if there was more than just emphasis and code formatting.

gravitas 7y ago
My top 5 wishlist: bold, italic, lists, inline code `` and link formatting [](). (edit: and change 2 spaces indent to 4 spaces indent for code blocks to align with real markdown)
- app4soft 7y ago
  Italic already supported: *Italic*
- tzs 7y ago
  You can manually inserts bullets (U+2022) to approximate lists: • foo • bar • spam What I most want is a way to force a newline without starting a new paragraph.

ksec 7y ago

I always had the question in my mind, who is paying for the bill, how are they funding these? How do they make profits?

BorisEm 7y ago
WeTransfer.com offers a Pro subscription, and also serves ads on their wallpapers. They've been profitable for a long time now. https://wetransfer.com/about https://wetransfer.com/about

arkadiyt 7y ago

OnionShare [1] is also great - you can transfer files with no size limits, anonymously over Tor. [1]: https://onionshare.org/ https://onionshare.org/

tomc1985 7y ago

Looks fine to me. What's wrong with using asterisks as bullet points?

tomschlick 7y ago
Markdown is pretty much a standard for non WYSIWYG enabled comment forms out there today.
- tomc1985 7y ago
  Except it isn't. For my work I have about 5 different editors to work with, each with their own markup syntax. The best markup is no markup, or at least as minimal as possible

anderspitman 7y ago

Might also consider https://file.pizza https://file.pizza for p2p transfers. And my own service https://patchbay.pub https://patchbay.pub. Or fibridge [0] if you want to self host. The main advantage of patchbay and fibridge over other solutions I've seen is they support range requests, so you can do things like streaming and resumable transfers. [0] https://github.com/anderspitman/fibridge-proxy-rs https://github.com/anderspitman/fibridge-proxy-rs

webo 7y ago
I remember when file.pizza was first released. Glad to see it’s still being actively hosted.

kiza 7y ago

I've been building a list[1] of file transfer tools with their perks, there's a few new ones from this thread that I will add. I used to run a transfer service myself but it wasn't up to scratch with the competition and it was costing me money so I decided to aggregate them instead. -- [1] https://fastest.fish/ https://fastest.fish/

app4soft 7y ago
> transfer.sh - Technical knowledge of command line tools required https://transfer.sh https://transfer.sh website also support Drag'n'Drop for upload, so technical knowledge of command line tools NOT "required", BUT "recommended".
- kiza 7y ago
  Didn't notice that, fixed now. Thanks
app4soft 7y ago
> I've been building a list I just curios when found that MediaFire[0] service not added in this list yet ;) [0] https://www.mediafire.com https://www.mediafire.com
- kiza 7y ago
  Added, thanks! I definitely don't have them all!

giarc 7y ago

There's something to be said about using the Dropbox or Firefox options when sending a file. I'm not familiar with the other companies and so for all I know they are saving the file looking for valuable info. Middrive.io doesn't even resolve for example.