volafile
Consumer and social
realtime chat file sharing
SHOW HN2013
218points
97comments
#60of 1,739 in 2013
Top 4%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
15 positive, 30 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 18 critical, out of 67 comments about the project. Thread score -0.01.
Idea: 5 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Real-time chat plus file sharing is a fun, creative concept
From 3 comments
Auto-assignment of nicknames seems a particularly nifty feature -- a warm welcome for first-time users. Overall seems a well-balanced crossover of IRC and message board. (Almost)…
dexen on HNThere's always something kind of magical about real-time sites -- like the Internet is a little less lonely, and there are real people out there. Very cool!
gmjoe on HNI feel like I reached out and touched the face of the Internet. This is very very cool.
devinmontgomery on HN
Clean design and feel
From 2 comments
Awesome project! I love the feel and the sharing mechanics!
Globz on HNGlad it dose not automatically show the images.
wehadfun on HN
Objections
Hosts lots of NSFW and porn content, unmoderated
From 3 comments
So basically this is a porn site... It needs moderation badly!
Skovy on HNFor those at work, there's quite a bit of stuff not tagged nsfw. Tread with care.
justhw on HNNSFW
hippich on HN
Piracy and DMCA takedown risk
From 3 comments
The 12-hour lifespan of content links is interesting; it prevents indexing or hot-linking content on the site. Even if the RIAA/MPAA/etc. set up bots watching the room and…
dpiers on HNHow are you handling piracy on the site? Surely that must be an issue. I see some torrents are being uploaded.
Da_Capo on HNmusic piracy is the biggest issue you will face.
scottydelta on HN
Room size limits and server load (room full)
From 2 comments
"The room is full. Please try again later." You're gonna need a bigger boat.
jaggs on HNI had to limit the room size to 300 people because my cheap 5€ VPS was hitting 100% CPU load. There are about 500 people on the page across all rooms now.
chmod775 on HN
Requests
Private and password-protected rooms
From 2 comments
There will be private rooms (hidden in the public list) and password protected rooms in the foreseeable future.
chmod775 on HNIt's very nice for what's going on right now. I mean, a big internet orgy. However, the lack of private rooms pretty much kills it for me. Otherwise, it would have been perfect…
Raphmedia on HN
Block or scan executable uploads (AV scanning)
From 3 comments
You should probably block EXE files for the safety of your users.
toomuchtodo on HNMaybe some kind of AV scanning as files are uploaded.
dec0dedab0de on HNThis reminds me of the old school Napster. I think it could use an AV scanner on upload. Also a preview mode for images and documents and videos would be cool too.
Vekz on HN
Fix Ctrl/middle-click opening links in background tabs
From 2 comments
Might be desired behavior, but holding CRTL while clicking on a link in Firefox opens the link in a new tab, but it does not keep you on the main page. It's a bit annoying to…
Chromozon on HNVery nice and cool. Just one thing, I like to open links in a new background tab, so I just CTRL + click or just middle click with the mouse, the first option is not working the…
diaz on HN
Questions
What is the tech behind this?
From 1 comment
Interesting concept for sure. What's the tech behind this?
jameshsi on HN
Is the source code available?
From 1 comment
Is the source for this available somewhere?
asdad on HN
Is there an upload limit, can a 5GB file be shared?
From 1 comment
Is there an upload limit? Is it possible to share a 5gb file?
Fundlab on HN
Alternatives named
IRC
From 1 comment
This is basically IRC with file sharing... and everyone is ignoring the filesharing part because it's full of porn. So basically you created a html5 IRC clone, very cool. Just…
vxNsr on HN
4chan
From 1 comment
Nice concept, looks like 4chan may have gotten a hold of this one.
kclay on HN
DC++ and i2hub
From 2 comments
Talking about 4chan, I really love how this site seems to be a mix of some kind of IRC and imageboard. It's also bringing back memories of some DC++ rooms I used to visit when it…
hex12648430 on HNYeah DC++ and i2hub were both awesome. Both got my internet privileges taken away for a year by my university for internet misuse. Good times.
degenerate on HN
HipChat and Dissipate
From 1 comment
Interesting proof of concept although I personally prefer hipchat for a the "chatroom with group file sharing" benefit. The ephemeral nature of the downloads is really…
meritt on HN