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Starblvds: an old article but may give accurate information if you're interested |
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Friday, 17 February 2006 |
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The original services were hosted at free homepage provider GeoCities. Problems concerning security arose when changes to the cgi programming caused errors with the transloader code. Anthony also became concerned about the secure nature of "cookies," small files which were sent to identify users, being used to store account information for the free service. GeoCities also refused to make Anthony a Community leader, despite the fact that the Transloader Angels, a support group of transloader users assisting other users, were formed there and had their own message boards.
Moving the transloader services to his employer's servers, Anthony was forced to limit the services available for free. He limited the free transfers to 30 KB to try to conserve bandwidth, and debuted a subscription-based service, charging $50 a year for unlimited file transfers, multiple transfers, and unzipping utilities. He also added file storage capability, e-mail, an image tool, and an extractor to move images from e-mail into file storage. The paying service also had the ability to store account information without the use of cookies.
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