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SHOW HN2023
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#3,036of 3,109 in 2023
Top 98%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.
Idea: 0 for, 2 against
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Isolation approach keeps potentially harmful files away from the local machine
From 1 comment
Oh, OK. Sorry. Thanks for your reply, and I assumed you were familiar with the concept of defense in depth and isolation for security. I apologize because sometimes working so…
keepamovin on HN
Objections
Requires a remote server, which may just move the risk to someone else's machine
From 2 comments
> you need to set it running on a remote server So someone else's computer then? If this is running on a server, who's running the server where the file's being loaded to? Should…
NoZebra120vClip on HNYour #1 feature for this is that it opens and parses files without having to download them to a computer that you're using, which I assume is a safety measure first and foremost?…
NoZebra120vClip on HN
Server downloads and parses files anyway, so download-free benefit is lost
From 1 comment
Your #1 feature for this is that it opens and parses files without having to download them to a computer that you're using, which I assume is a safety measure first and foremost?…
NoZebra120vClip on HN
Questions
Who runs the remote server that files are loaded onto?
From 1 comment
> you need to set it running on a remote server So someone else's computer then? If this is running on a server, who's running the server where the file's being loaded to? Should…
NoZebra120vClip on HN