Re:Ask HN: What are some tools / libraries you built yourself?
by indigo945 on Sunday May 16, 2021 @04:12PM
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According to the explanation on the website, it appears that the 10GB limit only applies if you make the optional choice to also store a copy of the file on Wormhole's servers, to keep the file available after you close your browser.
Re:Ask HN: What are some tools / libraries you built yourself?
by tediousdemise on Sunday May 16, 2021 @04:29PM
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Where did you find that? The tooltip I saw says they store files up to 5 GB on their servers, but it doesn’t appear to give you a choice. It also says that for files larger than 5 GB, it will use p2p (that answers one of my previous questions, I guess), but it still says “up to 10 GB.”
Why would there be a 10 GB limitation for p2p transfers if data is not being stored remotely?
I was looking for something just like this a few days ago since Firefox Send was shitcanned by Mozilla. I ended up using send-anywhere, but Wormhole looks so much better. I wish it showed up in my Google results when I needed it.
Is Wormhole p2p? If so, why the 10 GB limit? If it’s not p2p, why are you storing user data on servers (even if it’s E2E encrypted)?