Consider OnionShare #31

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kreyren · 2020-11-21T22:54:27+01:00

kreyren commented

2020-11-21 22:54:27 +01:00

OnionShare is a free software tool that lets you securely and anonymously share a file of any size.

https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/OnionShare

Expecting send.firefox.com alternative with onionz

OnionShare is a free software tool that lets you securely and anonymously share a file of any size. https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/OnionShare Expecting send.firefox.com alternative with onionz

dalahast commented

2020-11-21 23:43:12 +01:00

You should consider providing some information and context for these requests. At the very minimum describe the service and the proposed use case, ideally with and explanation why you consider it useful or helpful to have here.

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wanderer commented

2020-11-22 23:02:35 +01:00

To the best of my knowledge (my rusty past heavy paranoia days), OnionShare is not something that is provided as a service.

You can install it on your machine and securely share a file with someone using OnionShare.

It works by spinning up a local onion service and a web server pointing to a file you want to share in the background and shows you the onion address of the service using a nice GUI that you can copy and send to anyone you want to share your file with - hence OnionShare.
I think it even has a function that disables the onion service after the file you're sharing has been accessed once (or certain number of times, don't recall if this is settable).

@kreyren

To the best of my knowledge (my rusty past heavy paranoia days), OnionShare is not something that is *provided* as a service. You can install it on your machine and securely share a file with someone using OnionShare. It works by spinning up a local onion service and a web server pointing to a file you want to share in the background and shows you the onion address of the service using a nice GUI that you can copy and send to anyone you want to share your file with - hence OnionShare. I think it even has a function that disables the onion service after the file you're sharing has been accessed once (or certain number of times, don't recall if this is settable). @kreyren

wanderer commented

2020-11-22 23:22:13 +01:00

reference: https://onionshare.org/

@kreyren

reference: https://onionshare.org/ @kreyren

kreyren commented

2020-11-23 11:47:55 +01:00

updated OP, expecting alternative to sent.firefox.com that is shared peer-2-peer over tor provided on dotya.

wanderer commented

2020-11-23 11:49:58 +01:00

updated OP, expecting alternative to sent.firefox.com that is shared peer-2-peer over tor provided on dotya.

what are you expecting?
what would be your imagined alternative to now-discontinued FirefoxSend (+ over tor)?
why would we do it and who would it serve?

> updated OP, expecting alternative to sent.firefox.com that is shared peer-2-peer over tor provided on dotya. what are you expecting? what would be your imagined alternative to now-discontinued FirefoxSend (+ over tor)? why would we do it and who would it serve?

kreyren commented

2021-02-04 02:34:11 +01:00

what would be your imagined alternative to now-discontinued FirefoxSend (+ over tor)?

Yes

why would we do it and who would it serve?

Aren't the reasons obvious? And it would server everyone most likely O.o

> what would be your imagined alternative to now-discontinued FirefoxSend (+ over tor)? Yes > why would we do it and who would it serve? Aren't the reasons obvious? And it would server everyone most likely O.o

wanderer commented

2021-02-04 11:47:43 +01:00

@kreyren

what would be your imagined alternative to now-discontinued FirefoxSend (+ over tor)?

Yes

why would we do it and who would it serve?

Aren't the reasons obvious? And it would server everyone most likely O.o

The question, to which you replied yes, was asking what would be an alternative to ffsend (not onionshare, as that works without a middleman, which is quite appealing btw)...

@kreyren >> what would be your imagined alternative to now-discontinued FirefoxSend (+ over tor)? > >Yes > >> why would we do it and who would it serve? > >Aren't the reasons obvious? And it would server everyone most likely O.o The question, to which you replied yes, was asking *what* would be an alternative to ffsend (not onionshare, as that works without a middleman, which is quite appealing btw)...

wanderer commented

2021-02-04 22:18:49 +01:00

that is, if you find a suitable alternative (that is meant for self-hosting), feel free to open a new issue @kreyren

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2021-02-04 22:18:49 +01:00

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