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ae2rigc
New member | Level 2
9 years ago
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Ending support of public folder

Just heard from dropbox that support for the public folder is ending.   --------- As a result, we’ll soon be ending support for the Public folder. Dropbox Pro users will be able to use the Publ...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    9 years ago
    LGM - 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!
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LGM
Helpful | Level 5
9 years ago
Mark a écrit :
I know it isnt what people want to hear, sorry, but would rather you had the right information now - that is this wont change so you need to start thinking about ways to mitigate the damage now.

I've been using dropbox hosting for years.

It was great service, and I used it for free since I didn't need any "pro" feature so I should not complain.

 

Let's find a workaround.

(Unfortunately Dropbox doesn't seem to use the Automation and Services like it should .. I can't find a way to create an automated "Create public link" service for the moment .. will keep looking into this tomorrow).

 

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Tedology
New member | Level 2
9 years ago

Hello,

 

I appreciate the email letting me know I have eight or nine months to get my ducks in a row.

 

What I'm confused about is: how will I post photos on such sites as Blogger? To date, I have to have the photos in my "Public" folder. No other folder will work (at least not that I'm aware of).

 

Is there a different way to share photos on blogging sites...? I'd appreciate any link, tutorial, help.

Thanks much! :)

Ted

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