Revolving Link in blindsend: Enable many-to-one, and multiple-time upload use-case

[milstan]

The receiving user (R) creates a link to request files. She shares this link with mutiple sending users (A,B and C), and request each one to send her a few files.

The goal of this feature is to anable the following behavior sequence:
User A goes to the link, uploads a file 1.
User B goes to the same link (can't see priviousely uploaded files by A), uploads his file 2.
Receiving user R can download and decrypt the files 1 and 2 submitted by A and B. Without creating a new link, the user R writes to user C to remind him to submit his file, and also tells A that more files are needed from him.
Users A and C, independently go to the same link, sumbit new files 3 and 4 (without the ability to see files 1 and 2).
Receiving user R downloads and decrypts filles 1,2,3,4.

The receiving user R can therefore have a permanent link to which anyone can send him files at any time.

[m4rk055]

This becomes the request use-case then, we ditch the current one?

In this case, R gets 2 links - one to share with A B C and one for her to download files.
Or is there a simpler workflow?

If users concurrently upload multiple files in a span of few days, download files page can seem very disorganized (R doesn't know who uploaded which file).
To solve this, should users input their names when uploading files, se R can see who uploaded which file by name?

[milstan]

We need to work on the exact workflow, as I think we might in fact need a similar thing for PrivateForm that we are building now, with the difference that in Private form, each of the users A, B, C must be able to invoke their GDPR rights on the specific files they uploaded. R must still have a revolving link.

[milstan]

I have encountered the need for this same feature once again. The scenario is the following:
A lawyer generates a link in REQUEST mode. He provides the link to the client.
The client uploads file A.
At this moment, lawyer goes to the link and finds the file A to download.
The client realizes they forgot to upload the file B that is also important.
The client goes to the same link, where they see the download page protected by password, but in addition there is a "you are the sender? Add files here button"
The client adds the file B.
The lawyer goes to the link, and can donwload files A and B.

what do you think @m4rk055 ?

[m4rk055]

I think having 2 links (one for the client and one for the lawyer) is less confusing - lawyer may wonder why is there the "add files button" and client may see the password field and completely overlook the possibility to upload additional file. If multiple users are uploading, it gets even more complicated.

[milstan]

You are right.

Would it be possible to have the two links be in some sort of correspondance (we can derive one link from the other)?
That way if the person, by some mistake, came to the wrong context (sender vs. receiver), we can offer a way to the other link (just a discrete "You are not the send/receiver? click here").

Maybe this can be solved by just appending "s" or "r" letter to the link.

I think people get that the link is a reference to their exchange of files, and that they (both sender and receiver) will deal with the same sort of box where files reside (that is identified by the link) and that there are two context (send and receive).

[m4rk055]

Sure, it can be done.