Wrote up a script to upload files to MediaFire (I have my reasons for it) today, but interestingly, MediaFire has a "file verification" process. Anyone guess what that does (maybe duplicating the files to a backup server?)? It seems to take ages whatever it is. Was using 5 byte test files with the script. Uploaded in 3 secs, but verification took like 20 secs O_o
(also the number of steps make it a pain to write up a script)
File Integrity? Virus Check? Whatever it is, it does take an unusually long while.
I've noticed that to. It's kind of annoying...
I thought it was just a integrity check to make sure the file wasn't corrupt ??
Senseito Sakura Wrote:File Integrity? Virus Check? Whatever it is, it does take an unusually long while.
Yeah, maybe a virus check - never thought about that. It's probably set up to go through a kinda queue system, which is what the delay might be.
Can't really think of how a "verification" process would work, since you're only sending the file once, and browsers don't upload a hash of the file either.
Chicken Strips Wrote:Can't really think of how a "verification" process would work, since you're only sending the file once, and browsers don't upload a hash of the file either.
Exactly, so a real "Verification" couldn't work - unless it compared the size of the file it recieved with the file size it got as the Upload started as it gets that data then.
Even if it did, I wouldn't imagine it took that long..
EDIT: Nothing on it in the FAQ..