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February 1, 2008

File-Transfer Solutions

Monday, we asked the question “How do you deal with large file-transfers?” Here are some of the solutions you came up with:

Horde.org: Horde is an open-source PHP framework. From it, the creators have come up with a Web-based e-mail platform, reportedly with an “attach as link” option which stores files on a Web server, rather than an e-mail server.

Xythos: In conjunction with Blackboard, Xythos has a file-sharing option.

PaKnPost: A Web-based utility in which you’re provided with a retrieval link upon uploading a file. Anyone can then get access to the file, and there’s an option for password protection.

Proginet’s CyberFusion Integration: Similar to Accellion, CFI handles e-mail attachments without using the e-mail server, in addition to other file-transfer needs.

Files aren’t getting any smaller, so it will be interesting to see future solutions.—Hurley Goodall

Posted on Friday February 1, 2008 | Permalink |

Comments

  1. http://drop.io
    Lots of options, can be anonymous, up to 100mb…

    — Andy Morton    Feb 1, 04:54 PM    #

  2. Nothing’s truly anonymous anymore!

    — Rob    Feb 4, 08:25 AM    #

  3. We’ve removed a marketing pitch for a particular product that was posted as a comment on this blog. We allow discussion and ideas, but not commercials.

    — Josh Fischman    Feb 6, 04:07 PM    #

  4. Other methods are mentioned at:

    http://jonathanstoolbar.blogspot.com/2007/07/31-here-comes-big-one.html

    http://lifehacker.com/343723/send-files-of-unlimited-size-directly-with-pipebytes

    — Marc    Feb 13, 02:32 PM    #

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