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Show HN: Create public links for your email attachments

9 points by nicholasreed 14y ago

welder 14y ago
I couldn't tell what this was from the title. Here is the description from visiting the link: Easily create public links for your email attachments. Receive files in email. Drag to a public collection. Share a custom URL.
- nicholasreed 14y ago
  Thanks, I probably should have chosen a smarter title
route3 14y ago
Congrats on launching and shipping! Just a note: your landing page is still a little confusing as far as what File Mess can do. Are you using Context.IO[0]? I just (re-)discovered their platform earlier this week and definitely makes it easy to get started if you're hacking an email processing/automation system (which can be significantly profitable in the B2B space). Mailgun is another great email API platform. I built and launched imgpage[1] just a few days ago and couldn't have done it without them. Had a few questions, Mailgun support was fantastic. [0] http://context.io http://context.io [1] http://www.imgpage.com http://www.imgpage.com
- nicholasreed 14y ago
  Thanks! Both those guys are fantastic tools, but leave a lot to be desired as far as permissions (all, not partial) and extensibility. As front-end apps for emailbox are open code, so anybody could quickly make an email app.
  - hsmyers 14y ago
    I was also fooled by the title :) In fact I was hoping for something a little different. What I wanted was something that intercepted my attachment(s) stored them in the cloud and then passed a link embedded in the email. That way I could send overly large attachments to folks who have limits on what size they can retrieve via email. Anyone reading this have suggested work arounds?
    - nicholasreed 14y ago
      Have you tried using the new(ish) Google Drive feature that lets you upload an attachment to Drive, then get a public link for the file that you can email to someone?
      - hsmyers 14y ago
        Insert Homer-esq 'Do' (or is it 'Duh'?) here. I saw that as a brief glimpse while wading through my Google Reader hits the other day (week?) I'll investigate post-haste. Thanks!

9 points by nicholasreed 14y ago

I couldn't tell what this was from the title. Here is the description from visiting the link: Easily create public links for your email attachments. Receive files in email. Drag to a public collection. Share a custom URL.

nicholasreed 14y ago
Thanks, I probably should have chosen a smarter title

route3 14y ago

Congrats on launching and shipping! Just a note: your landing page is still a little confusing as far as what File Mess can do. Are you using Context.IO[0]? I just (re-)discovered their platform earlier this week and definitely makes it easy to get started if you're hacking an email processing/automation system (which can be significantly profitable in the B2B space). Mailgun is another great email API platform. I built and launched imgpage[1] just a few days ago and couldn't have done it without them. Had a few questions, Mailgun support was fantastic. [0] http://context.io http://context.io [1] http://www.imgpage.com http://www.imgpage.com

nicholasreed 14y ago
Thanks! Both those guys are fantastic tools, but leave a lot to be desired as far as permissions (all, not partial) and extensibility. As front-end apps for emailbox are open code, so anybody could quickly make an email app.
- hsmyers 14y ago
  I was also fooled by the title :) In fact I was hoping for something a little different. What I wanted was something that intercepted my attachment(s) stored them in the cloud and then passed a link embedded in the email. That way I could send overly large attachments to folks who have limits on what size they can retrieve via email. Anyone reading this have suggested work arounds?
  - nicholasreed 14y ago
    Have you tried using the new(ish) Google Drive feature that lets you upload an attachment to Drive, then get a public link for the file that you can email to someone?
    - hsmyers 14y ago
      Insert Homer-esq 'Do' (or is it 'Duh'?) here. I saw that as a brief glimpse while wading through my Google Reader hits the other day (week?) I'll investigate post-haste. Thanks!