Re: ftwca paste.debian.net
Am Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 06:53:26AM +0100 schrieb Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues:
> Hi,
>
> thank you so much for this update!
>
> Quoting Alexander Wirt (2026-01-08 21:35:08)
> > Retention: Strictly capped at a maximum of 90 days. To often paste.d.n was
> > misused distributing files, ransomware and so on.
>
> it seems even when logged in with salsa, the maximum retention time is 90 days.
> Is there a problem of mis-use even by salsa users?
The feature is new, who knows.
>
> > Upcoming URL Changes (Mid-February 2026)
> >
> > Once all legacy pastes have expired (expected mid-February), the URL structure
> > will be simplified. The /hidden/ path segment will be removed, and all pastes
> > will be accessible via: https://paste.debian.net/<id>
>
> I certainly was using paste.debian.net to distribute some text files "forever".
> This will break various links in old mails I've sent, in forum posts or other
> places where I wanted to link to snippets which I intended to be distributed
> for a longer time.
paste.d.n is a pastebin and not a file distribution service. I never made any
promises about availability of the files. I agree that such a service is needed
and I wanted to keep them all. However, during the review, I looked into the
depths of the human soul and found things there that were almost impossible to
surpass in terms of repugnance. For this reason, the service is now severely
limited and monitored.
>
> Is there a problem with disk space? It would be a bit sad if all these old
> links would be broken and the content behind them lost forever.
They will not come back. We are talking about several thousand entries where malware and other
illegal content is included. I dumped them all.
>
> This also means that I have to look for other another place than paste.d.n for
> this kind of purpose and salsa snippets are no replacement due to how slow
> and sluggish the web interface is.
We can discuss about removing the 90 day limit for authenticated users, but I
will not make any promises about providing them "forever".
Alex
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