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Add On Hosting With Dropbox
Sheath:
--- Quote from: Reactor Worker on October 28, 2011, 01:25:41 AM ---Why wouldn't you host your add-on via RTB?
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* Want to provide a mirror
* Are worried it will be lost / archived (didn't that happen with RTB2 to 3 or something)
* Banned from the service
DontCare4Free:
--- Quote from: pecon98 on October 28, 2011, 01:48:03 AM ---That mediafire direct link is temporary, so you can only use it if you like updating your topic with a new link every couple of hours.
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It doesn't do session or referrer verification?
M:
--- Quote from: DontCare4Free on October 28, 2011, 11:01:02 AM ---It doesn't do session or referrer verification?
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If it did it still wouldn't work, but when you request the mediafire download page it transfers the file to a download server temporarily. The file is later removed from that server, so the direct link is no longer valid.
DontCare4Free:
--- Quote from: M on October 28, 2011, 03:38:23 PM ---If it did it still wouldn't work, but when you request the mediafire download page it transfers the file to a download server temporarily. The file is later removed from that server, so the direct link is no longer valid.
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I mean, in addition of that, you'd expect them to do some kind of anti-hotlinking.
Reactor Worker:
--- Quote from: Sheath on October 28, 2011, 04:09:07 AM ---
* Want to provide a mirror
* Are worried it will be lost / archived (didn't that happen with RTB2 to 3 or something)
* Banned from the service
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The first two reasons seem to be one and the same. I just don't see it happening; the old archives were removed for technical reasons and I doubt Badspot would allow the service to fail due to rising costs or waning interest on Ephialtes part.
Whomever got themselves banned from RTB has really shot themselves in the foot. I don't have much sympathy for them though as they must have done something quite bad to warrant it.