Dark, Dropbox links do *not* expire. So long as the file stays up there the link is good. On the other hand, I have a problem where Sendspace deletes your fiels after so much time.
Best Regards, Hayden -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of dark Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 12:33 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] I did something right for once! This is again why I personally prefer sendspace for file sharing, as many people can download as much as they want and the link stays. Beware the grue! Dark. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 5:18 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] I did something right for once! > Hi Hayden, > > > No, but they stop working after everybody and their uncle gets a > chance to download before you do. Try downloading something off a > heavily used list when it is a Dropbox link. I can assure you if you > don't start the download as soon as you see it in a few hours the link > will give you the oh so lovely, "download has exceeded maximum > bandwidth limit" message and you have to wait until his/her account > resets before grabbing the file. Dropbox is a serious pain in the butt > when trying to share something with two or three hundred people at a > time, because when talking about hundreds of downloads Dropbox won't > allow you to do it, and it will only allow so many downloads daily. I > forget what it is maybe 25 per day, but the thing is it is > rediculously low for a heavily used mailing list were downloads can > add up to the hundreds quickly. Dropbox was only designed to share > files and things with a few family and friends, and was never intended > for mass redistribution of stuff as all too many try to do. > > Cheers! > > > On 3/27/11, Hayden Presley <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> I should tell you that dropbox, or as you so quaintly call it, flopbox, >> links do not expire. >> >> Best Regards, >> Hayden > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
