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OfficerGoose Mar 31, 2021 @ 1:26am
Sending .mp3 and .wav under 5mb size to chatmate
I think it will be cool, if you can to send to your friend some of music or audiofiles what you have on PC. With ability to save file by your friend.
And in order not to overload the network, just delete these files in an hour or a day.
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Last edited by OfficerGoose; Mar 31, 2021 @ 2:54am
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Supafly Mar 31, 2021 @ 2:06am 
Doubt that'll happen. Besides malware risks from the owner of the account or a hijacker it could be considered piracy if the user does not legal own the rights to share them. That would also have legal consequences for Valve in allowing illegal sharing of content.
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Jaunitta 🌸 Mar 31, 2021 @ 2:56am 
Agree doubt that will gain any popularity. Just upload your files to storage online like Google drive then share a link to it give to friend and they can download it.
Or even email it lol
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OfficerGoose Mar 31, 2021 @ 2:56am 
Originally posted by Monkey:
Besides malware risks from the owner of the account or a hijacker
Viruses in .mp3 files? Sounds mad. Especially from "friend" list.
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OfficerGoose Mar 31, 2021 @ 2:57am 
Originally posted by Jaunitta 🌸:
Agree doubt that will gain any popularity. Just upload your files to storage online like Google drive then share a link to it give to friend and they can download it.
Or even email it lol
Too many moves for simple action, lol)
Last edited by OfficerGoose; Mar 31, 2021 @ 2:58am
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Zekiran Mar 31, 2021 @ 3:06am 
Or they could, you know.

Get a google mail. Use that.
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OfficerGoose Mar 31, 2021 @ 3:13am 
Originally posted by Zekiran:
Or they could, you know.
Get a google mail. Use that.
Dont think you are genius...
I have all this stuff. It's not comfortable like drag'n'drop.
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Supafly Mar 31, 2021 @ 3:17am 
Originally posted by BusinessAgentGooseMulder:
Originally posted by Monkey:
Besides malware risks from the owner of the account or a hijacker
Viruses in .mp3 files? Sounds mad. Especially from "friend" list.

Peoples accounts get hijacked all the time. The hijackers then spam their complete friends list with links and a story to that same phishing website.

Viruses can be embedded into most things including a simple image file
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Theblaze Mar 31, 2021 @ 3:19am 
Originally posted by BusinessAgentGooseMulder:
Originally posted by Zekiran:
Or they could, you know.
Get a google mail. Use that.
Dont think you are genius...
I have all this stuff. It's not comfortable like drag'n'drop.

I don't see why Valve should make the effort to add something just because people are lazy to do few more clicks.
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OfficerGoose Mar 31, 2021 @ 3:30am 
Originally posted by Theblaze:
Originally posted by BusinessAgentGooseMulder:
Dont think you are genius...
I have all this stuff. It's not comfortable like drag'n'drop.

I don't see why Valve should make the effort to add something just because people are lazy to do few more clicks.
Tell them about sending pictures?
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Judgmental Amaterasu Mar 31, 2021 @ 5:51am 
Originally posted by BusinessAgentGooseMulder:
Originally posted by Theblaze:

I don't see why Valve should make the effort to add something just because people are lazy to do few more clicks.
Tell them about sending pictures?

Viruses/malware/etc can be embedded in literally anything.
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OfficerGoose Mar 31, 2021 @ 6:10am 
Originally posted by Damp Wizard Sleeve:
Originally posted by BusinessAgentGooseMulder:
Tell them about sending pictures?
Viruses/malware/etc can be embedded in literally anything.
So, u replying to my post about function, which already built in Steam (sending pics) or you are copying earlier post with same answer from Monkey?
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eram Mar 31, 2021 @ 6:13am 
i dont see why the steam client needs to send audio files via chat.
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76561198407601200 Mar 31, 2021 @ 6:29am 
Originally posted by BusinessAgentGooseMulder:
Originally posted by Monkey:
Besides malware risks from the owner of the account or a hijacker
Viruses in .mp3 files? Sounds mad. Especially from "friend" list.
Had you taken a few moments to browse through the forum you would see the many topics pertaining to "My friend reported me on accident", referring to a friend's account which was hijacked. You want those people to be able to send a virus?
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OfficerGoose Mar 31, 2021 @ 6:41am 
Originally posted by The Living Tribunal:
Originally posted by BusinessAgentGooseMulder:
Viruses in .mp3 files? Sounds mad. Especially from "friend" list.
Had you taken a few moments to browse through the forum you would see the many topics pertaining to "My friend reported me on accident", referring to a friend's account which was hijacked. You want those people to be able to send a virus?
Have Discord same problems with "audio" viruses?
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Gwarsbane Mar 31, 2021 @ 7:31am 
There are file sharing software out there, if you want to do stuff like that, get stuff like that. Valve is not a file sharing network. They are a GAME store.

Then you have the issue of legality. Valve is required by law to report illegal activity, file sharing stuff like MP3s is illegal activity. Why do you think people get sued for uploading songs/movies/games/programs all the time?

This is never going to happen, because Valve doesn't want to have to keep track of all that stuff, and doesn't want to get dragged into legal battles.
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