using Dropbox links as an attachment !!!

[keyboard]

I use Dropbox... I upload a file to Dropbox, I then right click on the file and copy the link... How can I use this link as an attachment ?   The reason that I want to use as an attachment is because I have a mod that will allow only registered users to see.
What is the 'work around' to this ?

Thanks
Ron

[Arantor]

Basically you can't. There's no facility in SMF for this - you're supposed to upload it to SMF directly, not to Dropbox.

[keyboard]

Thinking out loud ......could a 'work around ' be ,zip up the link  and upload the zip ?

[Kindred]

Zip up the link?

Why not just zip up the FILE and then attach it

[mashby]

Do all of your registered users have access to your dropbox account? Certainly you can just post the link to Dropbox and go from there. A link is not an attachment though and certainly won't be one in out-of-the-box SMF. Why can't you just upload your file in a topic on your SMF site?!?

[keyboard]

Zip up the link?

Why not just zip up the FILE and then attach it

I have 1 terabyte of storage space available on Dropbox. My site is very large file oriented. I can add the files as an attachment but it would not take long for me to outgrow my plan and it would soon be in the hundreds of dollars a year, easily.  It would be better for me to upload the link instead of the file

[keyboard]

Do all of your registered users have access to your dropbox account? Certainly you can just post the link to Dropbox and go from there. A link is not an attachment though and certainly won't be one in out-of-the-box SMF. Why can't you just upload your file in a topic on your SMF site?!?

So simple !!!!!! You know that old saying, I cannot see the Forrest because of all trees in front of it.......

Thanks
Ron

[Arantor]

Except I think you misunderstand... if you make it an attachment, you're implicitly asking for it to be moved to your forum.

Otherwise just post the link and be done with it.

[radu81]

You can use a spoiler mod to hide your content. There is one here on which you can set permissions.

I don't hide external links to my guests, but if I want to hide some content or links I can do it with spoiler. Not exactly what you are asking but could be a solution