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Just my experience/test: it takes longer to upload the file to mozilla then it would have sending directly to DSL of a friend..

edit- Download tested now too, not bad, though nothing to write home about.

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What software did you use to create a direct connection to your friend?

https

That's a protocol. Not a software.

You must be great at parties. Software is irrelevant imo. Indicating same protocol as FF send is imho more relevant.

The whole point of this discussion is that sending files to another computer is still cumbersome. Software is entirely relevant. So if you're complaining about speed of FF Send, you should specify what you're comparing it to.

lol no.. my point was that it wasn't as fast as i would expect a service from mozilla to run and broadband connections here are a lot faster. Second, it wasn't a complaint, just an observation.

And if you really think one 'https' enabled webserver software on a home subscriber cable/dsl connection is much faster then the other for a single download, then i will have to inform you that you are mistaken.

And setting up a simple webserver to exchange files isn't that hard at all. To say file sharing is cumbersome is a bit stretching the truth.

The whole point of this discussion is that sending files to another computer is still cumbersome.

No, the discussion is about Firefox Send generally. The cumbersomeness discussion is a specific subthread.

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