SOLVED :: Customer needs to send 1GB... what free tool would you recommend?
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Actually I believe you can even share a folder via link on Google Drive. So, you go and create a folder, share it via link. Email the link to the user and he can click the link and drop a file into your shared folder. Even without user signing up for an account.
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That's what I thought... But even I created a link to that newly created folder with the editing permission for anyone that has the link, the customer can't upload files there... super strange.
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That's what I thought... But even I created a link to that newly created folder with the editing permission for anyone that has the link, the customer can't upload files there... super strange.
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That is odd. Error between keyboard and chair on customer's part maybe? :laugh:
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:(( It was terrible when something like that happened... :laugh:
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A DVD and a postage stamp?
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That is odd. Error between keyboard and chair on customer's part maybe? :laugh:
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I've tried it too... no luck... See: link to a newly created link...[^] It doesn't work here... Windows 7 IE11.
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Bittorrent. Sure, it's actually meant for p2p clusters, but you will still get: - awesome resumability - plenty of corruption prevention - portable clients, no one has to install anything - rate limiting support, just in case you need it
It must be a good option, but it sounds so awful here in this country (as every single one here is using it to download films)... X|
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I've tried it too... no luck... See: link to a newly created link...[^] It doesn't work here... Windows 7 IE11.
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You're right. I tried it too. Must be a bug in Drive.
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For the last FTP server I managed (using FileZilla) I still remember having two pages of screenshots and step-by-step instructions which were super-easy to follow (in fact it was impossible to miss if they followed the steps). But you all know how this ended... depending on the customer profile accessing an FTP server is out of reach. I was supper happy with it: you knew always the state of the transfers... but now it is not on consideration.
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If you use FileZilla, you can export the SiteManager entries as an XML file, (edit it to remove anything they don't need, obviously) then email then the XML which they import into FileZilla. They can then connect easily, and drag and drop the files to / from your selected FTP server. Simple, efficient, and can be made secure so your client(s) only get to see files they are authorised to. Sound complex, but it's trivial: install FZ, "File...Import", browse to XML, open. Click on the server in the drop down and it all does it for you. It's actually less hassle than DropBox - because they don't have to work out how to expose files to you! :laugh:
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SOLUTION: The customer installed Google Drive and shared the files. WeTransfer looked the easiest and most interesting of the answers given the customer profile. OLD QUESTION: I do have Google drive here, but the customer doesn't. The customer is not tech savvy and he won't spend a € on a software solution to send that file. What free and easy-to-use software would you recommend? Even better if we don't have to install anything... I have thought on setting up an ftp server which would be easy for me but not easy for the customer. What would you use/do? Thank you very much!
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US Postal Service. burn to CD, mail overnight
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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You're right. I tried it too. Must be a bug in Drive.
My book, Launch Your Android App, is available at Amazon.com.
Yes... strange but... Thank you for trying. :thumbsup:
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It must be a good option, but it sounds so awful here in this country (as every single one here is using it to download films)... X|
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:rolleyes:
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SOLUTION: The customer installed Google Drive and shared the files. WeTransfer looked the easiest and most interesting of the answers given the customer profile. OLD QUESTION: I do have Google drive here, but the customer doesn't. The customer is not tech savvy and he won't spend a € on a software solution to send that file. What free and easy-to-use software would you recommend? Even better if we don't have to install anything... I have thought on setting up an ftp server which would be easy for me but not easy for the customer. What would you use/do? Thank you very much!
[www.tamautomation.com] | Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing. [YouTube channel]
Ask him to create a web service that supports base64Binary attachments, let him to set credentials, and you consume the file trough a small WCF application. Simple!:-D
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US Postal Service. burn to CD, mail overnight
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
I'm wondering why nobody has proposed using pigeons... :laugh: But given the alternatives... :laugh:
[www.tamautomation.com] | Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing. [YouTube channel]
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Ask him to create a web service that supports base64Binary attachments, let him to set credentials, and you consume the file trough a small WCF application. Simple!:-D
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:confused: I'm confused now... imagine my customer... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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SOLUTION: The customer installed Google Drive and shared the files. WeTransfer looked the easiest and most interesting of the answers given the customer profile. OLD QUESTION: I do have Google drive here, but the customer doesn't. The customer is not tech savvy and he won't spend a € on a software solution to send that file. What free and easy-to-use software would you recommend? Even better if we don't have to install anything... I have thought on setting up an ftp server which would be easy for me but not easy for the customer. What would you use/do? Thank you very much!
[www.tamautomation.com] | Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing. [YouTube channel]
Not sure if it was mentioned before, but WeTransfer?[^] It's free for up to 2GB.
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Not sure if it was mentioned before, but WeTransfer?[^] It's free for up to 2GB.
And looks ultra-easy to use... Nice! thank you! :thumbsup:
[www.tamautomation.com] | Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing. [YouTube channel]
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I'm wondering why nobody has proposed using pigeons... :laugh: But given the alternatives... :laugh:
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I was reading through and thought the exact same thought. See, it has already been done by a pigeon called Winston: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-safrica-pigeon-idUSTRE5885PM20090910[^] There is also a proposal for a specific protocol, IPoAC: IP over Avian Carriers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[^] :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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True, but it works best when there are multiple senders and receivers. A torrent, for example, is fantastic if you have multiple customers who want to upload/download the same file, but is actually worse than boring-ol' FTP if it's one to one (which is why I didn't suggest it, even though it has proven fantastically useful, in the past).
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For the last FTP server I managed (using FileZilla) I still remember having two pages of screenshots and step-by-step instructions which were super-easy to follow (in fact it was impossible to miss if they followed the steps). But you all know how this ended... depending on the customer profile accessing an FTP server is out of reach. I was supper happy with it: you knew always the state of the transfers... but now it is not on consideration.
[www.tamautomation.com] | Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing. [YouTube channel]
I solved this by adding ftp functions in the software itself. My clients simply have to browse to a file and click a button. If all else fails, get on a quick remote desktop and do it for 'em through windows. :laugh:
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