Transfer.sh can't be reached? #130

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michael · 2026-01-19T18:29:05Z

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:05 +00:00

Originally created by @sidchaini on GitHub.

I am unable to open transfer.sh

I tried opening it on wifi and data, on Chrome as well as Firefox.

I think it's just me though. Any idea what could be the reason?

Here's what chrome tells me:

This site can’t be reached
The webpage at https://transfer.sh/ might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.
ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR

Originally created by @sidchaini on GitHub. I am unable to open transfer.sh I tried opening it on wifi and data, on Chrome as well as Firefox. I think it's just me though. Any idea what could be the reason? Here's what chrome tells me: ``` This site can’t be reached The webpage at https://transfer.sh/ might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address. ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR ``` ![transfer](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/40721514/147264449-69e5e671-9a8c-4d03-b952-de55acbcac3d.PNG)

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2026-01-19 18:29:05 +00:00

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:06 +00:00

@mckaygerhard commented on GitHub:

You are very likely hitting the geo-blocking which transfer.sh sadly had to implement due to abuse recently. I could look into returning a 403 Access Denied if that helps?

umm this means that now we must be open to be traking by? due those abusers?

@mckaygerhard commented on GitHub: > You are very likely hitting the geo-blocking which transfer.sh sadly had to implement due to abuse recently. I could look into returning a 403 Access Denied if that helps? umm this means that now we must be open to be traking by? due those abusers?

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:06 +00:00

@stefanbenten commented on GitHub:

You are very likely hitting the geo-blocking which transfer.sh sadly had to implement due to abuse recently.
I could look into returning a 403 Access Denied if that helps?

@stefanbenten commented on GitHub: You are very likely hitting the geo-blocking which transfer.sh sadly had to implement due to abuse recently. I could look into returning a 403 Access Denied if that helps?

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:06 +00:00

@stefanbenten commented on GitHub:

@mckaygerhard We are currently working on improving upon this.
That said, we cannot fully mitigate it which also one of the reasons that most public services without registration had to shutdown (one example being Firefox Send).

PS: There is always the option to host it yourself 👍

@stefanbenten commented on GitHub: @mckaygerhard We are currently working on improving upon this. That said, we cannot fully mitigate it which also one of the reasons that most public services without registration had to shutdown (one example being Firefox Send). PS: There is always the option to host it yourself 👍

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:06 +00:00

@stefanbenten commented on GitHub:

@mckaygerhard Until further notice we are not able to provide services to a couple of regions/countries, since those have been massively abusing the service. However i will be working on a better error message to reflect this.

@stefanbenten commented on GitHub: @mckaygerhard Until further notice we are not able to provide services to a couple of regions/countries, since those have been massively abusing the service. However i will be working on a better error message to reflect this.

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:06 +00:00

@mckaygerhard commented on GitHub:

we must provide a list of countries and reasons why .. also we must made another way to stop abusers, or a way to provide those users help to the service..

@mckaygerhard commented on GitHub: we must provide a list of countries and reasons why .. also we must made another way to stop abusers, or a way to provide those users help to the service..

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:06 +00:00

@sidchaini commented on GitHub:

@mckaygerhard Until further notice we are not able to provide services to a couple of regions/countries since those have been massively abusing the service. However, I will be working on a better error message to reflect this.

That's really a bummer. I really liked using transfer.sh and it sucks that because of other abusers I won't be able to use it.

Anyway, thank you for clearing this out. I'll search for alternatives.

@sidchaini commented on GitHub: > @mckaygerhard Until further notice we are not able to provide services to a couple of regions/countries since those have been massively abusing the service. However, I will be working on a better error message to reflect this. That's really a bummer. I really liked using transfer.sh and it sucks that because of other abusers I won't be able to use it. Anyway, thank you for clearing this out. I'll search for alternatives.

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:06 +00:00

@paolafrancesca commented on GitHub:

@mckaygerhard
Use of harsh language is against the code of conduct

@paolafrancesca commented on GitHub: @mckaygerhard Use of harsh language is against the code of conduct

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:06 +00:00

@OfekShochat commented on GitHub:

we must provide a list of countries and reasons why .. also we must made another way to stop abusers, or a way to provide those users help to the service.

Can you provide a list?

@OfekShochat commented on GitHub: > we must provide a list of countries and reasons why .. also we must made another way to stop abusers, or a way to provide those users help to the service. Can you provide a list?

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Reference: dutchcoders/transfer.sh#130