Did you ever want to send a file which was too large for your E-mail client?

Christer · 2006/01/21

Have a look at YouSendIt which is financed by advertising and completey free to use (you don't have to register an account or anything else).

File size up to 1000 MB over encrypted HTTPS.

I have not yet used it ...... ...... but thought that I should pass this tip along!

Christer

PeteC · 2006/01/21

Thanks, Christer - could have done with that yesterday when I tried to send a 20/30 Mb attachment in OE It timed out - on Broadband

Christer · 2006/01/21

You're welcome ...... ...... and sorry that I dragged my feet ...... ...... !

My ISP has a limit at 10 MB and others at lower than that. I have not had the need to send large files very often but now I know that it can be done.

I'm still trying to find out for how long the files remain on the server. Seven days is my assumption based on what I have found on the web site.

Christer

HumBug · 2006/01/21

If you are an ICQ user use ICQ

Follow these steps:

1.Open a message window and click on the Send File icon. You can also drag a file onto the friend's name on your contact list.

2.Browse your computer for the file want to send. When you find it, click Open; the file will automatically be sent.

3.Wait for your friend to accept the file. If you want to cancel, click the Cancel link on your message window.

McTavish · 2006/01/22

Not sure I like this part in their Privacy Policy,

YouSendIt does not rent, sell, or share personal information about you with non-affiliated companies.
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Which obviously means they will give email addresses to their affiliated companies, who ever that may be. Personally I wouldn’t want anyone giving my address to YouSendIt or any online company without my express permission.

As well as ICQ or indeed most instant messaging programs, you can use Microsoft’s own Netmeeting app to do a direct transfer of files. You don’t need a webcam to establish the connection.

You could Zip and split the file and email it in parts.

Or you could use a FTP file server on your machine and just send the person a link (and logon details if you want) so they can download it directly from you via their browser.
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1491

Christer · 2006/01/22

McTavish,
you may be right about that!

The assumption being that they write a text hoping that we read other things into it but we never know until we ask ...... ...... and I think I will.

Christer

Zander · 2006/01/22

I saw that in the privacy policy too. I wouldn't want anybody giving them my email address either. Seems to me an "affiliated" company could be any company with whom they've previously struck some sort of deal with to supply email addresses to. Or, any company they've ever done any type of business with for that matter. I really doubt that these affiliated companies are companies owned by them or the other way around. They would like you to think that, I'm sure, but....

McTavish · 2006/01/22

Had a bit of a nose around and it seems YouSendIt has been around a few years and is considered the best of these types of services. Couldn’t find anything negative or reports of email address sharing. Did discover that they were unwittingly used in the past to transfer terrorist videos and the owner just happens to have the same name as a know terrorist – which was no doubt the reasons they have been visited by the FBI.

Seems you don’t have to give out other people’s addresses if you don’t want to. Just give your own address as the recipient, then forward the download link yourself.

HumBug · 2006/01/22

Who pays

McTavish said:

Not sure I like this part in their Privacy Policy,

Which obviously means they will give email addresses to their affiliated companies, who ever that may be. Personally I wouldn’t want anyone giving my address to YouSendIt or any online company without my express permission.

When freeware is issued the author has to get some recompense for both his programming tools and his time spend on development. All the users who only want to use freeware should study the fine print extremely closely.
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Whiskeyman · 2006/01/23

Here's a similar program. It has a free version and different levels of paid accounts.

SendThisFile®

PRIVACY STATEMENT

September 15, 2005

This privacy statement (the “Statement”) covers Layer-Z, Inc’s (“Layer-Z,” “us,” or “our”) SendThisFile file transfer service website, sendthisfile.com. By using the SendThisFile website, you consent to the data practices described in this Statement, as the same may be updated from time to time.

Scope

This Statement covers Layer-Z's treatment of personally identified information that we collect when you are on the SendThisFile website, and when you use our services. This Statement also covers our treatment of any personally identified information that our business partners share with us.

This Statement does not apply to the practices of companies that Layer-Z does not own or control, or to individuals that Layer-Z does not employ or manage, including operators of websites to which you may link from the SendThisFile website. This Statement also does not apply to any offline collection of personally identified information, or the treatment of the same when such information is collected outside of the SendThisFile website.

What information do we gather?

The only individually identified information that we collect about you is that which you choose to share with us during registration, when using our products and services, or when responding to offers from Layer-Z or from our business partners.

We also collect information about aggregate site usage. Statistics that we gather about unique visits, referring URLs, repeat visits and page views are all based on IP address, and are not associated with your personal information.

Why do we ask for personal information about you?

In order to use the SendThisFile service, users must set up individual accounts. This requires the completion of a registration form. This information is used to identify the specific individual utilizing the SendThisFile service. Users may provide optional identifying information, demographic information, and unique identifiers to enable us to provide a more personalized experience on the site.

We share aggregate information (information that is not specifically identified to you) with our partners and advertisers. We will not share your personally identified information with any third party, unless we tell you otherwise when we collect the information, you have consented by "opting in" to being contacted by Layer-Z, its third party partners or advertisers, or we have informed you of a change to our Statement so that you can then choose to opt out. We will give you a way to "opt out" of being contacted by Layer-Z.

In short, the information you provide us can help us to understand how to make our website more convenient and useful to our audience.

We also collect information about aggregate website usage. Statistics that we gather about unique visits, repeat visits and page views are all based on IP address, not on your individual activities.

The information we gather is supplemented with information provided by third party sources, and may be used to derive additional data to enhance our databases. For example, zip code information you provide may be used to derive city and state information or may be used to add demographics data.

How do you update the information you provided during registration?

To update or correct the personally identified information that you shared with us during registration, sign into your member account on the website using your member ID and password. Once signed in, click on the "my account" and/or “my plan!” links, and follow the steps to edit your member information and to confirm your changes.

Opting-Out. Here is how it works at Layer-Z:

We do not share personally identified information with anyone, unless we need to do so to provide services to you (e.g., sending credit card information to a credit card processor), we tell you otherwise when we collect the information, you "opt in" to having your information shared with third parties, or we have informed you of a change to this Statement so that you can then choose to opt out. Additionally, we may disclose personally identified information with third parties if (1) we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to comply with an applicable law, a valid legal process, or to exercise our legal rights (including, without limitation, a violation of the SendThisFile website Terms and Conditions of Use or other agreement between Layer-Z and you), or to defend against legal claims; (2) we have a good faith belief that access, preservation, or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of us, our users, or the public, including disclosure of criminal activity or the violation of the rights of others; or (3) if all or a portion of a business of Layer-Z is transferred in connection with a sale, merger, transfer, exchange, or other disposition (whether assets, stock, or otherwise).

Except as stated above, when we ask you for personally identified information, we will tell you if we intend to share it with others. We will provide you with a way to tell us that you don't want us to share the information or if you don't want to receive promotional and/or marketing information about products, services, and offerings from Layer-Z and/or any third parties. We will also provide you with a way to update your personally identified information that you share with us during registration. Once you have "opted in" and agreed that your information may be shared with third parties or you have responded to an offer by any third party on the Layer-Z websites, Layer-Z can no longer update any of your personally identified information that has been transferred to such third parties or opt you out of such third parties so that you no longer receive their promotional and/or marketing information. Instead, you must either contact that third party or refer to their privacy policy to update your personally identified information or to let them know that you no longer want to receive promotional and/or marketing information about their products, services, or offerings. The privacy policies and practices of these third parties may differ from this Statement. You may not opt-out of the uses stated above or our internal uses of your personally identified information.

How does Layer-Z use cookies?

Layer-Z uses cookies to facilitate the login process for you across multiple applications on our websites. Everything we learn from your activity will be used to enrich your experience on our websites. It will help us understand what you like and don't like, so we can focus our energies more effectively and provide you with better service. There are two types of cookies that we use.

The first type of cookie has no personal information attached to it and is used to count unique users. That cookie can also be used for advertising purposes by Layer-Z, its business partners and advertisers, for serving and delivering advertising campaigns to control frequency of exposure, or to target by domain name, time zone or geographic location.

For any user who subsequently registers with our site, we replace the first type of cookie with a user identified cookie, which we continue to use for unique user counting as well as advertising targeting, but that cookie may now also include personally identified information. This cookie allows you to access all of your personalized areas of the website without having to log on multiple times.

Lastly, there may be a third party cookie in Layer-Z emails that is generated by our business partners or advertisers when they sponsor emails to promote their products and services.

Changes to the Layer-Z Privacy Statement

Layer-Z may amend this Statement from time to time. If we make any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information we will notify you by posting a prominent notice in this Statement or in other locations on our website or by sending you an email to inform you of an updated Statement, at our choice. We encourage you to periodically review this Statement to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the SendThisFile website constitutes your agreement to this Statement and any changes to it.

Copyright © 2003-2005 Layer-Z, Inc. All rights reserved.
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whompuscat · 2006/02/05

Here are some other sites and I have used them all and have not had any problems with my email address being given out. Some keep the file forever until you delete it, some only keep 7 days and some limit the number of downloads. All have worked great for me.

www.dropload.com
www.yousendit.com
www.sendthisfile.com
www.streamload.com

There is also Grouper which will allow your friends to whom you invite to your group can scan your computer for any files your wish to share with them and download them direct from you. You can make your group private or public.

Welshjim · 2006/02/05

Outlook Express allows you to break a large file up into acceptable chunks, which can be reassembled by the receiver.
OE Tools|Accounts|Properties|Advanced tab|Sending.

Rik541 · 2006/02/07

Sending big files

I think I'd just drop it into my Avvenu folder and send them a link to the folder on my PC. I don't know if theres a size limit, but you can set the access to a very finite period of time.

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