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Hey HN! I worked hard to make this so that everyone, even Grandma and Grandpa, can now blog, make a website, or even learn to code with JavaScript! You can sen

Hey HN! I worked hard to make this so that everyone, even Grandma and Grandpa, can now blog, make a website, or even learn to code with JavaScript! You can send an email to anything@hackerspring.com and it will automatically create a post based on your Subject and Body of your e-mail! You can also attach javascript, css, or html files to make a full website that is hosted free by just sending an email! I hope you guys like it!

gshdg 6y ago
I assume each blog is distinct FIOS he’s by the sender’s email address? What happens if someone sends an email spoofing your FROM address?
- hacker256 6y ago
  A spoofed email will just be ignored because it won't pass the checks!
  - gshdg 6y ago
    What checks?
    - generalpass 6y ago
      Said the spider to the fly.
      - gshdg 6y ago
        Heh. I’m just curious, and the answer might affect my decision whether to use something like this, but you have a point.
        hacker256 6y ago
        The checks have changed significantly since we last spoke! Right now there are ~30 conditionals as it relates to determining if an e-mail is legit, and I imagine this will increase and be tweaked over time!
MaxLeiter 6y ago
It’s a great idea. I think it would be a lot nicer to read without the typing animation for blog text. It seems like a fast site - show that off!
- hacker256 6y ago
  Thank you! The animation site was actually just to show that you could attach a javascript file and embed it in your e-mail! https://hackerspring.com/p/protonmail.com/hackerspring/5ec06c8f/hello-world https://hackerspring.com/p/protonmail.com/hackerspring/5ec06... Is an example without the javascript!
  - plibither8 6y ago
    But... why? Giving a user complete control over JS code that will run directly off the site is inherently an unsafe idea, for you and for the user.
    - hacker256 6y ago
      Tell that to every webhost/webserv in the world. You don't seem to understand how the web works.
    - hacker256 6y ago
      Sorry about that, a more serious answer: There are already hundreds of thousands of webhosts who offer Javascript hosting - what makes this one any less safe?
generalpass 6y ago
Do your grandma and grandpa know css and js? Kidding! Although if they did, that would be cool. How much do you hate me if I spoof email addresses? Is the source published anywhere? I noticed a minor typo in the header: 8 <meta name="author" content="Podesta Pizzeria, LLC 9 ">
- hacker256 6y ago
  I fixed the typo! Thank you! It was because of an issue where saving a file included an extra \n. I wrote a script to trim the files and it's fixed now!

gshdg 6y ago

I assume each blog is distinct FIOS he’s by the sender’s email address? What happens if someone sends an email spoofing your FROM address?

hacker256 6y ago
A spoofed email will just be ignored because it won't pass the checks!
- gshdg 6y ago
  What checks?
  - generalpass 6y ago
    Said the spider to the fly.
    - gshdg 6y ago
      Heh. I’m just curious, and the answer might affect my decision whether to use something like this, but you have a point.
      - hacker256 6y ago
        The checks have changed significantly since we last spoke! Right now there are ~30 conditionals as it relates to determining if an e-mail is legit, and I imagine this will increase and be tweaked over time!

MaxLeiter 6y ago

It’s a great idea. I think it would be a lot nicer to read without the typing animation for blog text. It seems like a fast site - show that off!

hacker256 6y ago
Thank you! The animation site was actually just to show that you could attach a javascript file and embed it in your e-mail! https://hackerspring.com/p/protonmail.com/hackerspring/5ec06c8f/hello-world https://hackerspring.com/p/protonmail.com/hackerspring/5ec06... Is an example without the javascript!
- plibither8 6y ago
  But... why? Giving a user complete control over JS code that will run directly off the site is inherently an unsafe idea, for you and for the user.
  - hacker256 6y ago
    Tell that to every webhost/webserv in the world. You don't seem to understand how the web works.
  - hacker256 6y ago
    Sorry about that, a more serious answer: There are already hundreds of thousands of webhosts who offer Javascript hosting - what makes this one any less safe?

generalpass 6y ago

Do your grandma and grandpa know css and js? Kidding! Although if they did, that would be cool. How much do you hate me if I spoof email addresses? Is the source published anywhere? I noticed a minor typo in the header: 8 <meta name="author" content="Podesta Pizzeria, LLC 9 ">

hacker256 6y ago
I fixed the typo! Thank you! It was because of an issue where saving a file included an extra \n. I wrote a script to trim the files and it's fixed now!