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1. 

   FreewareFan
   Member

   If anyone has any experience with this service, would you mind telling me your thoughts on it? From what I can gather, the concept is this:

   "PipeBytes, a slick file-exchange service that only requires two users–the sender and the receiver–with a web browser each. Rather than sitting on somebody's server out there on the Internet, your file is actually copied directly from your machine to the target system.

   To use the service, the users at each end simply go to the PipeBytes website.
   The sender clicks on the Send File button, browses to and selects the file to be sent, optionally adds a text message, and clicks on the Start Upload button. The service returns a Pickup Code and a Pickup URL. The recipient then either clicks the Pickup File button on the PipeBytes website, or enters the Pickup URL into their browser, sees your message and a description of the file (filename, size, and MIME type), and clicks on the Start Download button.

   Only at this point is the file actually uploaded from the senders machine. It never sits on a server anywhere, since it's immediately transmitted from the source to the destination machine. That means it's more secure, because it never sits anywhere waiting to be broken into. Encrypt your file, and you're using what has to be one of the safer file transfer methods out there.

   PipeBytes is an online service, so it will work with just about any system out there that supports a web browser."
   http://www.pipebytes.com/index.php

   So, anyone have thoughts on this one???

   Posted 16 years ago #
2. 

   DaletonaDave
   Member

   Hey bud. I just saw this app over at http://www.freedownloadaday.com

   I'm gonna test it out with my dad who's across town. It sounds promising. Just have to make sure to encrypt files that you don't want others posssibly intercepting. It might take a day or two to actually try this out, but I'll let ya know when I do. ;)

   Posted 16 years ago #
3. 

   FreewareFan
   Member

   Thanks, DaletonaDave!

   Posted 16 years ago #
4. 

   Paali
   Member

   I have tried it out once, and seems to work great! Unlike other services you don't upload your files to a server so that others can download them, but you send them directly to the other person (P2P). It is fast and safe (as far as I can tell). But I would encrypt any sensitive files just in case..

   Posted 16 years ago #
5. 

   FreewareFan
   Member

   Thanks for that update, Paali ! I've been waiting to hear if anyone used it successfully.

   Posted 16 years ago #
6. 

   DaletonaDave
   Member

   I tried it out. Works great. Sorry I took so long to get back with ya FF. :)

   Posted 16 years ago #
7. 

   FreewareFan
   Member

   Hey guy, how are ya? Glad to hear it worked for you, too! Excellent, it sounds like a reliable program to do direct file transfers with. Thanks for getting back to me!

   Posted 16 years ago #
8. 

   AlexSJ
   Member

   Hello all
   nice link, program works beautifully and is incredible simple to use.
   I guess it's a fast way to exchange some files (though one by one), not that Messenger and Skype don't do same also.
   Also, FreewareFan, thanks for the extensive listing re Free Portable Apps and all the others. Great way to spend a few hours on a Sunday clicking through them.
   Uploaded a very promising looking calendar and note keeping tool called Exstora, the pro version might even make for a good offering here.
   Pura vida, AlexSJ

   Posted 16 years ago #
9. 

   Paali
   Member

   Technicly it's not a porgram, it's a web service. There is no software you have to install to use it.

   Posted 16 years ago #
10. 

    mariolw
    Member

    ok here's a penny for your thought if it takes 2 to 3 days for delivery and the document is highly classified then you should probably use the united states postal service. any electronic mail that takes that long is sitting somewhere. most hacker foundations offer programs like the one you're talking about just so you can send classified mail. here's my suggestion send very big files for free using a reputable company like http://www.yousendit.com/ and http://www.transferbigfiles.com/
    i used this to send programs, large mp3 collections, and more...etc so it saved me time and money, not to mention they also claim to be secure, but as i stated and thats just my opinion i could be wrong. if a person know you want the mail sent very secure then that might give them the reason to decrypt it and check it out, but if it's sent with normal security the chances of it being hacked is less due to large volume of normal secure mail. give these a try they are pretty good. http://www.yousendit.com/ and http://www.transferbigfiles.com/

    mario

    Posted 16 years ago #
11. 

    FreewareFan
    Member

    @mariolw You said "ok here's a penny for your thought if it takes 2 to 3 days for delivery and the document is highly classified then you should probably use the united states postal service.

    Where did you get the idea that PipeBytes takes 2 to 3 days?

    Posted 16 years ago #
12. 

    RunesageMagik
    Member

    Hiya FwF,

    It's possible Mario has a valid point about why someone would claim peer to peer doesn't go through a number of intermediate servers, any of which "could" siphon off a copy for amusement or deceiptful purposes. The comment about taking 3 to 4 days seemed as if it should have been an indictment of other forms of communication, and the suggestion to send "highly classified" info through the USMail suggests some naivite about how much mail fails to reach its target! Residents on my block are having an on-going dispute with temporary delivery carriers who are too lazy to match address labels to house addresses.

    Might I suggest a security step be added to the testing of pipebytes or other such services? Both ends should monitor the hops used, to see where the info goes as it travels from one PC to another. Anyone who isn't equipped with the ability to monitor the hops can't be sure it's going "directly" to the recipient. (and I use directly rather loosely, since everything passes through ISP servers, intermediate nodes and of course, the NSA's intrusive antiterrorist/antiporn/antiBush/morbid curiosity sniffer)

    FYI- While Pipebytes looks on the up and up (on the surface), their FAQ offers NOTHING save their word that they aren't peeking or sharing your material. The site seems to lack even the basic safety mechanisms such as a secure link, or accreditation by Verisign.

    WhoIs reports Pipebytes is operated by a company called Tristero Consulting, and offers as contact:
    Vadim Zaliva, email lord@crocodile.org

    Yeah, like THAT's a confidence builder!

    More disturbing, if you follow the paper trail, you go from crocodile.org to KOLO.net with a contact (at the same address) of Igor Sviridov, email sia@NEST.ORG

    NEST.org tracks back to Herndon VA and a private registration linked to one "Ruslan Belkin", perhaps the little-known half cousin of Tripplite surge suppressor fame?

    Man, the Mafia doesn't use this many shell companies!

    Posted 16 years ago #
13. 

    FreewareFan
    Member

    Great, now you've gone and blown my cover, RM! hahaha

    Posted 16 years ago #
14. 

    RunesageMagik
    Member

    I knew you had an ulterior motive, Vladimir.

    Wow, you can tell when I'm not using Dragon... deceiptful(sic) and naivite(sic) for deceitful and naïveté???? That is sooooo imbearassing(sic).

    Posted 16 years ago #
15. 

    FreewareFan
    Member

    What's this Vladimir stuff? That's "Rooskie" to you, pal! Ahh, I mean Ruslan. :-)

    Posted 16 years ago #
16. 

    vzaliva
    Member

    4 years after the fact I would like to respond to RunesageMagik message above, since this thread keeps popping up in Google searches.

    Pipebytes was developed by me and my friends and this information is public. You can look up my name on Internet, read my home page, my blog, my twitter, etc. I think reasonable person would not conclude that I am a shady character after somebody random files.
    The fact that you find anybody with russian name suspicious tells me something about you.

    There are no shell companies. KOLO.net is an ISP which hosts secondary DNS records for domain crocodile.org. It is common practice to use multiple DNS providers to ensure reliable access to domain DNS records. I do not see anything wrong with that. This is a US company, but the fact it have some of it's employees have russian names seems to be making you uncomfortable. Well, get over it, or perhaps stop using Google, which was co-founded by the guy named Sergey.

    To address your general concern about pipebytes security, I refer you to pipebytes FAQ document posted on their site. The particular question is:

    
    Q: I am transferring some very sensitive information, how can I ensure it is not exposed during the transfer?

    A: While we promise to guard confidentiality of your information, it might be exposed to other parties, like your and your recipient ISPs. If you are using corporate network, your administrator also potentially may intercept your data. The only sure way to ensure confidentiality is to encrypt your file prior to transfer, using utility like AxCrypt
    

    P.S. I am no longer associated with Pipebytes. It was sold and now run by other people.

    Vadim Zaliva

    Posted 11 years ago #
17. 

    graylox
    Moderator

    Hi, vzaliva, welcome to our forums.

    I can't say anything about Pipebytes. Just a remark about comments.
    Racist and defamatory statements will be deleted.
    IMO the above comment is in a grey area - a mix of WhoIs quotes and uncertainty, and when looking back at those users, quite a lot of tongue in cheek.
    Especially as at that time the roots of the GOTD project were not forgotten.

    This is in deed an old thread and makes me smile, as it shows how fast time goes on.
    Nowadays xenophobic users mostly are looking at Chinese names. What's next? Africa?

    One of the next giveaways will be a tin foil hat.

    graylox

    19.07.12

    Posted 11 years ago #
18. 

    litemotif
    Member

    Thanks, graylox, that will be great - mine is getting pretty rusty ;-)

    Posted 11 years ago #

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