How Do I Send a Large File Across the Internet???

[mhumm2]

I'm trying to send a large file (approx 1GB) from my friend's computer in another State to mine. What application can handle this operation the easiest? Please advise.

Mark

[Snowhog]

Re: How Do I Send a Large File Across the Internet

If your friends (and your) Internet Service Providers don't limit the size of file attachments, just send it via email. If size of attachments is restricted, you can compress the file first to reduce the size. If that attachment is still to large for your ISPs, then uploading it to any number of 'free' file transfer sites is another option. If you have access to an FTP site, you could transfer the file there and retrieve it via FTP when you get back home.

[0x00FE]

Re: How Do I Send a Large File Across the Internet

You might also want to try file sharing using VPN.
You can use "Hamachi" to do that.

https://secure.logmein.com/products/...pn.asp?lang=en

http://files.hamachi.cc/linux/

This will creat a VPN "Virtual Private Network" as if both computers are on the same LAN. Then your friend should enable file sharing for the folder containing the file.
Then, simple drag & drop would do

Hope it helps.

[RJ Hythloday]

Re: How Do I Send a Large File Across the Internet

I like sendspace

[mhumm2]

Re: How Do I Send a Large File Across the Internet

Isn't there some way to use an FTP program and transfer the file from one IP address to another or do I have to use an FTP file repository site?

Mark

[0x00FE]

Re: How Do I Send a Large File Across the Internet

Well, am not quit sure you can use FTP between 2 computers unless one of them is running the FTP service.