原始文献 / 论坛帖 / Idea for file hosting and proxy services
Idea for file hosting and proxy services
Bitcointalk · 2010-03-15 19:16:56 UTC
当你想上传一张图片嵌入论坛帖子时，有 imageshack 这样的服务，但因为是免费的，它们会限制浏览次数。带宽成本微乎其微，但它们不能白送，总得图点什么。能付点带宽费、避开这些限制就好了，可为这点小事走传统支付太麻烦。
如果你想上传文件给别人下载就更糟。有 rapidshare 这样的服务，但它们要求下载者多走几步、看广告或被怂恿升级付费订阅，还限制只能下载十来次。
要是我们能写一套免费的 PHP 代码，做收比特币的图片和文件托管服务就好了。谁有多余的带宽配额，往自己的 web 服务器上一扔就能跑。用户终于可以付那点小钱覆盖带宽成本，避开限制和麻烦。最好是 MIT 协议或公有领域。
这类服务对匿名用户会很友好，他们本来就很难为东西付钱。
英文原文
When you want to upload an image to embed in a forum post, there are services like imageshack, but because they're free, they limit the number of views. It's a minuscule amount of bandwidth cost, but they can't just give it away for free, there has to be something in it for them. It would be nice to be able to pay for the bandwidth and avoid the limits, but conventional payments are too inconvenient for such a minor thing.
It's worse if you want to upload a file for others to download. There are services like rapidshare, but they require the downloaders to go through extra steps and delays to make them look at advertising or encourage upgrading to a paid subscription, and they limit it to 10 or so downloads.
It would be nice if we made some free PHP code for an image and file hosting service that charges Bitcoins. Anyone with some extra bandwidth quota could throw it on their webserver and run it. Users could finally pay the minor fee to cover bandwidth cost and avoid the limits and hassles. Ideally, it should be MIT license or public domain.
Services like this would be great for anonymous users, who have trouble paying for things.