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I don't understand the point of Drophsip; why not just share the file with the person and let them sync it the normal way?
by holyjaw 13y ago
I don't understand the point of Drophsip; why not just share the file with the person and let them sync it the normal way?
- nitrogen 13y agoThe point AIUI (I'm not a Dropbox user) was to make Dropbox think you have a copy of the file already just by having its hash, allowing widespread sharing of the hash without implicating a specific origin by a direct sharing link. The files would sync into your private folder, avoiding DMCA takedowns (before they fixed it). I read about it on HN, so a search of HN's archives might give you more information or correct anything I got wrong.