Pipe App. is a file transfer web application based on Adobe Flash with peer-to-peer
functionality at its core, and most importantly there is no software to be
installed on the user’s computers both the sender and the receiver because Pipe
is a web application with the capability of running on Facebook’s app platform.
Also because Pipe relies on Facebook for user authentication
and matching, the user is certainly addressed which makes the transaction
process safe and secure. To get the full functionality of Pipe you don’t need
to install any extra software on your computer, and neither do your friends. Just
open the Pipe app on Facebook and you have immediate access to all of your
friends. The Pipe app creates a direct connection between you and an online
friend. Files do not and won’t pass through Facebook as the file is transferred
directly from your computer to your friend’s computer.
Pipe has a tree hilarious file transmission types
formally named as “Green Pipe, Blue Pipe and Grey Pipe”
Green Pipe: it’s the kind of transmission you must use whenever your friend is
online on the Pipe app, and it’s really simple and goes this way: if you drop
the file in a green Pipe, your friend must be online on Pipe and ready to
receive a file up to 1GB.
Blue Pipe: briefly blue pipe is the transfer you made when your friend is
online on Facebook, but not on Pipe App itself. Just send a file and drop it on
the blue pipe and your friend will be notified by getting an invite from you.
Grey Pipe: it’s the type of transaction you make when your friend is not completely
available simply means when your friend is offline on both Pipe and Facebook,
on that occasion still you can send a file to a locker for your friend to pick
it up later.
So from this point of view we know that we can always
make a file transfer no matter whether our friends and colleagues are available
or not.
How it works
Pipe is a file transfer application that transfers
files up to 1GB directly from one computer to another computer using
peer-to-peer mechanism. To do this, Pipe uses the transfer protocol called RTMFP
(Real Time Media Flow Protocol) from Adobe, which is based on UDP. RTMFP has a
128bit AES encryption for the communication channels between the sender and
receiver’s computers which gives us the complete trust and on it. An in simple
words this means files do not pass through Pipe or Facebook, as the file is
transferred via a secure connection directly from your computer to your friend’s
computer, or via a locker in other words, neither Pipe nor Facebook sees the
files.
What is Pipe Locker
In case where the intended recipient is either
offline, busy or unavailable the user can choose for the file to be uploaded to
Pipe’s cloud-based storage called ‘locker’ via an HTTPS encrypted connection. Each
locker can contain a file up to 100MB.
Facebook Integration
To establish the Pipe connection between friends
whilst respecting the user’s privacy, Pipe uses only the anonymous 3rd
party ID provided by Facebook. Pipe does not use real names or Facebook IDs for
enabling the transfer of file.
Browser Compatibility
Pipe uses the very latest browser and Adobe Flash features
and for this reason works best with Google Chrome and Comodo Dragon. Some Pipe
features might not be supported by older browsers like IE6,8,9 I therefore
recommend that users keep their browser up to date, and preferably use Google Chrome or Comodo Dragon.
Relay On Pipe
Even when users find themselves behind unusual network
configurations or symmentic NAT’s, a file can still be transferred with pipe.
In this case, the Pipe relay service forwards it between the two computers, but
without ever storing the file. So it’s totally clear and understandable what
Pipe App provides as a service is really reliable so go and get it. And believe
me it has the potential to be a true game changer.
If you are willing to visit Pipe App’s official
website feel free to browse from >> here.
And if you are really eager to jump to the App by
clicking here >> Go to App. but before you do that make sure that you’ve logged
in to your Facebook account.
Final note: If you face any problems while trying to
test or use Pipe App. feel free to post your queries under the comments section
below. All together if you really admire the little work I’m doing on LBR please
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