[NMLUG] figuring out onlinefilefolder.com

[kazrak+nmlug at cesmail.net (Jeff Woods)]

Howdy.

At 9/17/2005 22:19 -0600, Sarang Gupta wrote:
>% How can I upload/download files from onlinefilefolder.com without 
>using their web interface? I realize I could write a script that 
>mimics uploading using their form, but this seems kludgy-- they do 
>have a Windows (not Linux) "synchronization tool", which suggests 
>they're probably using SOME established protocol to transfer files 
>(in addition to the web interface), but I can't figure out what it is.

I played with the web interface very briefly, then downloaded and 
tested their sync tool for AOS (Alternative OS) while running 
Ethereal. (I love Ethereal. :) Both the website and their Sync tool 
use SSL (via https) to encrypt the communications. I didn't go to the 
trouble to decrypt the SSL traffic (and don't know any way easier 
than contriving a man-in-the-middle attack on the protocol) so I 
don't know what it's doing, but I wouldn't be surprised if their GUI 
tool (which is amazingly simple to use) simply uses the same protocol 
they use with a browser.

>% How can I mimic their encryption algorithim?

Sorry; I didn't play with that.

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Jeff Woods <kazrak+nmlug@cesmail.net>