Precisely. When I'm on someone else's computer and need to send a file to myself, it's much easier/faster to use this than figure out what email client they're using, ask permission to use their email, etc. Also, with 2-factor authentication in Gmail, it's too much work to log into my own email.
When I need people to send me files, I just point them to my dbinbox URL and I see the file pop up in my dropbox as soon as they send it.
I really like the idea but I also have some concerns about people uploading random files to your dropbox. The idea with the password/access token is a good first step but I was surprised to see the password in plaintext in the url after you login...
Besides that it looks someone claimed your signin page as a username.
Also if you can think of a revenue stream that isn't bitcoin donations, I'd like to figure out a way to at least cover the monthly server/bandwidth costs.
I use airdropper.com for this as it allows me to create one-time upload links. Its pretty odd that Dropbox doesn't offer better functionality here. My use case is being on our clients' systems and servers and in particular I don't want to enter any sort of personal credentials; email, dropbox or otherwise on their system.
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To save your click, this tool was made to answer this.
https://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=3525
When I need people to send me files, I just point them to my dbinbox URL and I see the file pop up in my dropbox as soon as they send it.
Besides that it looks someone claimed your signin page as a username.
http://dbinbox.com/xxx?password=myplaintextpassword
If you'd like to implement a better password authentication system, I'd be happy to accept your pull request.
Pull requests welcome!
Also if you can think of a revenue stream that isn't bitcoin donations, I'd like to figure out a way to at least cover the monthly server/bandwidth costs.