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We've definitely heard this feedback from others, especially those coming from other web-based chat products that tend to include this feature. Right now we ha

by ericflo 16y ago

We've definitely heard this feedback from others, especially those coming from other web-based chat products that tend to include this feature. Right now we haven't offered this as a feature because we're a free app, and hosting more than a few files and images would be cost prohibitive. We're definitely open to building it in the future if it can be subsidized somehow, or if we directly charge for it.

axod 16y ago
FWIW, file upload is a drop in the ocean compared to the bandwidth of managing a large number of chat users lines of chat ;)
- jhrobert 16y ago
  Is this true? I have a similar issue. So far I too consider that hosting files costs a lot, whereas bandwidth (for text) is reasonably cheap. Am I missing something?
  - axod 16y ago
    The much worse cost is in policing content and dealing with illegal content.