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A worthy goal, I often shy away from accepting uploads if I can due to many of these issues. A couple questions though: -When I upload files, are you serving t
by mrspandex 15y ago
A worthy goal, I often shy away from accepting uploads if I can due to many of these issues. A couple questions though:
-When I upload files, are you serving them infinitely, or just caching them so I can fetch them from my server?
-Are there any x-domain issues here? Can it work over SSL?
- va1en0k 15y ago1. I'm storing them on S3 infinitely. They're stored either on my (uploadcare) S3 account, or on yours, if you prefer it that way. 2. We haven't tested it properly yet. But there are no rocket science; I believe, everything is going to be fine as soon as we get the SSL certificate
- jerf 15y agoThere's an aspect to "the uploading problem" you didn't name, which is the "uploading services rapidly turn into hosts for pirate and illegal content, and even if that doesn't bother me ethically it bothers me when I get the bills" problem. "Storing on S3 infinitely" only scales as far as your pocketbook. (Also, by "illegal content", think "Feds literally busting down your door and hauling you away" sort of illegal content, and by "you", I mean, you, va1en0k. This is not necessarily a reason to stop right now, but don't get too far down this path without legal consultation about how you should protect yourself from this eventuality. There are things you can and should do, like make sure you qualify for DMCA safe harbor provisions.)
- va1en0k 15y agoyeah, I've been thinking about it. thank you for suggestion! I'm going to contact a lawyer as soon as it becomes reasonable