# Private messages sharedrop

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-messages-sharedrop/27500>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [April 12, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-messages-sharedrop/27500 "2015-04-12T19:47:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Pirat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pirat/32/62176_2.png) [@Pirat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pirat)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-messages-sharedrop/27500/1 "2015-04-12T19:47:09Z")

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I propose to add it in a private message, in order to allow users to peredovat each other files  
[https://github.com/cowbell/sharedrop](https://github.com/cowbell/sharedrop)

> **[ShareDrop](https://sharedrop.io/)**
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> ShareDrop is a peer-to-peer file sharing app powered by HTML5 WebRTC.

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**Author:** ![elberet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/elberet/32/122404_2.png) [@elberet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elberet)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-messages-sharedrop/27500/2 "2015-04-12T20:05:13Z")

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That’s completely out of scope for a message board, even with shoutbox-style chat support…  
Besides, even though it’s JavaScript, it relies on a `node.js` backend.

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**Author:** ![purldator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@purldator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/purldator)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-messages-sharedrop/27500/3 "2015-04-12T20:30:48Z")

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It would be a plugin for forums that rely on intensive file-sharing, not for the core source code. I really can’t think of any forums that would use it beyond something that might be illegal in some form.

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**Author:** ![elberet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/elberet/32/122404_2.png) [@elberet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elberet)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-messages-sharedrop/27500/4 "2015-04-12T20:39:07Z")

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The main problem is that it’s peer-to-peer. The prerequisite that all peers are online at the same time simply isn’t reconcilable with the typical use case of a message board.

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**Author:** ![purldator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@purldator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/purldator)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-messages-sharedrop/27500/5 "2015-04-12T20:43:58Z")

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More like instant message in that case. _If_ this had chat built in.

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**Author:** ![Pirat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pirat/32/62176_2.png) [@Pirat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pirat)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 5:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-messages-sharedrop/27500/6 "2015-04-13T05:17:44Z")

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and this feature to share files that are considered anonymous  
I do not know about you but I love anonymous forums, this function will create anonymity discourse

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**Author:** ![chapoi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chapoi/32/537252_2.png) [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 11:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-messages-sharedrop/27500/7 "2025-12-04T11:35:51Z")

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