Show HN: My project Se.cret.ly --one-use short links for secret resources

Show HN: My project Se.cret.ly --one-use short links for secret resources(se.cret.ly)

5 points by linuxlewis 14 years ago | 8 comments

My first "real" web app! I appreciate any comments/suggestions.<p>Also I am available for hire. Contact me at www.sambolgert.com

mintplant 14 years ago |

For all we know, you could be secretly storing this data as it passes through. How can a user trust that you aren't?

linuxlewis 14 years ago | |

I never thought of it like that I guess I consider myself a trustworthy person. Deleting data right away is in my best interest at this point because it keeps my hosting down. Less datase usage and less AWS usage. I could put up a privacy policy but I doubt that would convince everybody.

linuxlewis 14 years ago |

I appreciate any comments or suggestions. Thanks HN!

e1ven 14 years ago | |

I hate to say it, but I'd try to find a new domain if possible. With domain hacks like this, They feel a bit dated, but worse, I never remember where the splits are.

Sec.ret.ly? Se.cret.ly? S.ecret.ly?

Also, how big is the use case? I don't think one load URLs are something I'd ever really want. What if they accidentily closed it?

And it doesn't prevent sharing, since they could just save it and re-upload.. Basically, either I trust them, or I don't. I don't see where a one-use URL helps.

linuxlewis 14 years ago | | |

I think the best use-case is when you're chatting with someone and want to quickly send them something you wouldn't want to send unencrypted. A password or some image of a prototype. Instead of posting it to a public site and just waiting to delete the image, or text.

As for the domain, my goal was to keep it as short as possible. The root domain cret.ly works as well so I could just downplay the "se." to prevent confusion.

darkstar999 14 years ago |

"immeadiately" should be immediately.

darkstar999 14 years ago | |

The red (such as in "Send a private...") is hard to see. Needs more contrast. Same with the footer text. Use this to check for compliance: http://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html

linuxlewis 14 years ago | | |

Nice catch on the typo. Thanks for the color help. On my monitor it there's more contrast but I just tried it on some friends computers and I see what you mean.