[PLUG] Web file transfer site recommendations

Bill Barry barryb at proaxis.com
Fri Jul 24 06:00:01 UTC 2009


On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:58 PM, drew wymore<drew.wymore at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:55 PM, John Jason Jordan <johnxj at comcast.net>wrote:
>
>> I must use PSU's e-mail servers, even for my Comcast account, or I
>> won't be able to send e-mail when I am on campus.
>>
>> Recent "upgrades" to the university e-mail system changed the maximum
>> e-mail attachment from 20 MB to 8 MB.
>>
>> Side question 1: How does this benefit the university? Doesn't the
>> entire e-mail and all its attachments merely pass through the
>> university's computers? Am I correct in thinking that the 20 ~ 8 MB
>> never resides on the university's servers?
>>
>> This is seriously annoying to me. I cannot get files from my professors
>> because they are too big to pass through the university's e-mail
>> system.
>>
>> As a workaround, I am looking for web-based file storage sites. All I
>> have found so far are unacceptable.
>>
>> Does anyone know of such a site (free) that does not require an e-mail
>> address so they can spam me forever with requests that I upgrade to a
>> for-pay account?
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>
> John,
> Gmail should work but .. barring that I can set up webdav or ftp on my box
> in a pdx colo for you if you want.
>

I second the gmail suggestion. You get an smtp server you can use from
anywhere and you can use 25MB attachments

Bill



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