NoFile.io
Infrastructure
file hosting
SHOW HN2017
231points
186comments
#120of 2,242 in 2017
Top 6%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
4 positive, 31 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 55 critical, out of 95 comments about the project. Thread score -0.56.
Idea: 2 for, 11 againstExecution: 0 for, 12 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 10 againstDesign: 1 for, 9 againstPricing: 0 for, 6 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful for sharing files with a mix of features
From 1 comment
How do you plan to compete with older (& less crappy) services like mediafire? Also tonnes of decent ad supported options with no crap like wait time and million popups like…
t3ra on HN
Objections
Business model is unclear and bandwidth and storage are costly
From 2 comments
Bandwidth and storage aren't free. What is your business model? Things without clear business models usually me YOU are the business model.
skrowl on HNWhat's different to so-called 1-click hosters (rapidshare, mega, uploaded, ...)? What's your business model? How do you want to keep DMCA claims at bay? Does this work mobile?
arekkas on HN
Risk of becoming a host for pirated or abusive content
From 2 comments
I liked the service but I'm afraid it will end up like all the 1-click-hosters: as a storage for pirated content, blacklisted in most corporate networks. Few comments: Animated…
orless on HNI'm operating DropJar.om and I can say it's a big headache. For some reason I keep getting DMCA notices from all kinds of lawyers and the occasional take down notice from police…
oron on HN
Upload page is unclear about what the site is for
From 1 comment
Just in the way of feedback (and I might be really out of the loop/not your target market!) but here was my brain-in-action after I clicked on the link from HN: "Hmm, this looks…
mrspeaker on HN
Requests
Remove or toggle the animated background
From 2 comments
I liked the service but I'm afraid it will end up like all the 1-click-hosters: as a storage for pirated content, blacklisted in most corporate networks. Few comments: Animated…
orless on HN"Google of file-sharing" would be a too heavy title to hold right now. The animations are there in the background to give the site a comfortable touch, but it should be easy to…
NoFile on HN
Bulk copy of URLs for multiple uploads
From 1 comment
I liked the service but I'm afraid it will end up like all the 1-click-hosters: as a storage for pirated content, blacklisted in most corporate networks. Few comments: Animated…
orless on HN
Public API
From 1 comment
Will there be a public API?
leni536 on HN
Questions
What is the business model?
From 2 comments
What's different to so-called 1-click hosters (rapidshare, mega, uploaded, ...)? What's your business model? How do you want to keep DMCA claims at bay? Does this work mobile?
arekkas on HNBandwidth and storage aren't free. What is your business model? Things without clear business models usually me YOU are the business model.
skrowl on HN
How will DMCA claims be handled?
From 1 comment
What's different to so-called 1-click hosters (rapidshare, mega, uploaded, ...)? What's your business model? How do you want to keep DMCA claims at bay? Does this work mobile?
arekkas on HN
How long are files kept?
From 1 comment
I like it. But I would like a more concrete answer to how long the files are kept. "As long as possible" is not really a great answer. I don't expect it to be there indefinitely,…
daemonk on HN
Alternatives named
MEGA
From 2 comments
What's different to so-called 1-click hosters (rapidshare, mega, uploaded, ...)? What's your business model? How do you want to keep DMCA claims at bay? Does this work mobile?
arekkas on HNWhat's different to so-called 1-click hosters (rapidshare, mega, uploaded, ...)? The main difference is that nearly all of these hosts specialize in a specific type of storage.…
NoFile on HN
Rapidshare
From 1 comment
What's different to so-called 1-click hosters (rapidshare, mega, uploaded, ...)? What's your business model? How do you want to keep DMCA claims at bay? Does this work mobile?
arekkas on HN
Uploaded
From 1 comment
What's different to so-called 1-click hosters (rapidshare, mega, uploaded, ...)? The main difference is that nearly all of these hosts specialize in a specific type of storage.…
NoFile on HN
Mediafire and Zippyshare
From 2 comments
How do you plan to compete with older (& less crappy) services like mediafire? Also tonnes of decent ad supported options with no crap like wait time and million popups like…
t3ra on HNThese services (Mediafire, Zippyshare, Uppit) are among the best file hosting sites online, but unfortunately they have their issues too. The problem being that you have to jump…
NoFile on HN