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0 pointsjwtadvice9y ago0 comments

It's my understanding that it doesn't store a file, it just sychronizes a transfer. You have to trust that this is the case, but you can look at the source code that it's based on (on Github).

So I think we both need to be online at the same time for it to work...

The documentation states: "FileTea does not store any file in the server. It just synchronizes and bridges an upload from the seeder with a download to the leacher."

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hackuser9y ago

I encoded it in base64 and pasted it at the following link. See my comment above regarding the file's contents.

http://pastebin.com/dPZ3Z0x6

I used my email client as a quick way to encode it and posted the whole MIME part, in case that's somehow useful. The link will expire in a day.

I wonder how Filetea works. Their server does act as intermediary but apparently doesn't cache the file; still, my computer was online with the Filetea tab showing the file still open (but in the background). They refer to leecher and seeder so at least they are inspired by P2P file sharing networks.

This should be easier. Technically, there's no reason typical end-users couldn't anonymously and easily share files on a one-to-one basis. Maybe there is an easier way; I just hardly ever have to do it.

jwtadviceOP9y ago

Acknowledgement that I've received the file.

I'm very impressed by the level of effort that has gone into curating this information.

I will get back to you (I'll find you on HN) after digesting this information.

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