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> This was technically easy twenty years ago. FTP was created 52 years ago. SFTP[0] Has been around for nearly 30. The latter is usually how I transfer files b
by Zambyte 3y ago
> This was technically easy twenty years ago.
FTP was created 52 years ago. SFTP[0] Has been around for nearly 30. The latter is usually how I transfer files between two machines that I can connect to each other.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSH_File_Transfer_Protocol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSH_File_Transfer_Protocol
- dash2 3y agoHow is that gonna work for my non-tech friend's phone and my other non-tech friend's laptop?
- Zambyte 3y agomDNS and a GUI
- dash2 3y agoSo your story is that when I turn up to a new university and want to send my powerpoint to their computer, I just call the support staff and tell them "install mDNS and a GUI"?
- Zambyte 3y agoIf the computers don't already have mDNS and a GUI, they should start with installing an OS shipped in the last 20 years, yes. My point is that the technology to do this is already everywhere. People who control the software that runs on most computers would rather it be less convenient so they can push their own "solutions" to the "problem" though. Airdrop is a pinnacle example of this.