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How is this any different than emailing a file to yourself? And what prevents anyone from uploading large, malicious, or spammy files to your dropbox?
by yefim 13y ago
How is this any different than emailing a file to yourself? And what prevents anyone from uploading large, malicious, or spammy files to your dropbox?
- vidyesh 13y agoThe github page tells you the reason why this was made. https://github.com/christiangenco/dbinbox https://github.com/christiangenco/dbinbox To save your click, this tool was made to answer this. https://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=3525 https://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=3525
- christiangenco 13y agoPrecisely. When I'm on someone else's computer and need to send a file to myself, it's much easier/faster to use this than figure out what email client they're using, ask permission to use their email, etc. Also, with 2-factor authentication in Gmail, it's too much work to log into my own email. When I need people to send me files, I just point them to my dbinbox URL and I see the file pop up in my dropbox as soon as they send it.
- prutschman 13y agoSome email accounts have inconveniently small maximum attachment sizes. An optional password prevents people from uploading unwanted files.
- dalore 13y agoEmailing files are generally a bad idea as it clogs up the email servers. Better to email a link to a file.