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ae2rigc
8 years agoNew member | Level 2
Ending support of public folder
Just heard from dropbox that support for the public folder is ending.
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As a result, we’ll soon be ending support for the Public folder. Dropbox Pro users will be able to use the Publ...
- 8 years agoLGM - the issue is that people are abusing it and causing issues for everybody by getting the Dropbox domains blacklisted which cause emails to fail and downloads to be blocked by firewalls etc.
In terms of changing the extension, sorry, no idea how you would do that!
Chris R.
Collaborator | Level 10
How would we get an injunction? If it's possible - or a class action - that might be a way to go?
rileyph
8 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Chris R. wrote:
How would we get an injunction? If it's possible - or a class action - that might be a way to go?
Vote me in to this.
- anonymous8 years agoI have been think about what to do about this fiasco.
First I would need to be able to search the internet for all links I have posted. I don't know how to do that. Is there a way? These are mostly on vBulletin sites and mostly jpg files.
Let's say I can find those files.
Next problem, is that most sites prevent editing after a certain period. So even if I found the links and could create new links, I would not be able to edit existing posts.
Result is, that the considerable work invested in posting to these sites will be lost.
It could be that some frustrated users will contact me. All I can say is that Dropbox caused the problem and that I have no way of fixing it.
Dropbox will no doubt receive a big backlash over this. Before long they may be totally gone. So maybe we need to come up with solutions for ourselves and move on earlier rather than have to later. Just need a way to do this. - Chris R.8 years agoCollaborator | Level 10Dropbox are no doubt hoping this initial furore will eventually die down, then they will consider the issue "won; forgotten". We ALL must stop this from happening. What we need is a lawyer who is affected by the prospect of 'dead links' to start a class action against Dropbox. Anyone out there?
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