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Software to share large files?

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Hi, guys. My friend in Michigan and I want to share some (legal, personal, and clean :wink: ) videos we both have made in our vacations or free time. Problem is, that Yahoo messenger either craps out on us, or simply refuses to transfer anything over 50 MB. Since these are vacation videos and similar, we're talking about files over 1 GB. Is there something that would let us connect directly so we can transfer files directly without any stupid restrictions?

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Post by magnum opus »

get some FTP software set up one of the computers as a FTP server then upload or download the file (depending on who's got what)
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Post by roushimsx »

seconding the FTP recommendation.

I like Filezilla Client/Server. Pretty easy and straightforward (not to mention 100% free), though GuildFTP (also free) might be a better server solution, depending on how anal you are ...*shrug*
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You could always use a p2p proggie like Direct Connect...though the transfer rate may not be that great.


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Post by Elixir »

If the ftp idea doesn't work out, there's always yousendit.com. I've transferred files with them before. This includes relying on their services while I reformatted, which wasn't the smartest idea because being nervous over files which aren't even technically existant in this world is a sad motive.
You could always use a p2p proggie like Direct Connect...though the transfer rate may not be that great.
This is a great and stupid idea. If you do this, you can expect people to randomly download the directories you've provided. If the information is private, it's a pretty dumb idea. Unless you find a server which usually has a limit of 5 GB or higher sharing, you'll have people you don't even know downloading crap.

DC++ is pretty stable though. There's mIRC, but that's rather unstable, as I've had many transfers idle themselves to hell and timeout anywhere between 30% and 90%.

Then there's soulseek. A "chatting" file serving service. So you have options.
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Post by black mariah »

BitTorrent might not be a bad idea. It's geared towards transferring large files and you can make a tracker private.
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Post by Cthulhu »

I'd say FTP is your best bet. There's no point in using P2P software if you're doing a one-on-one transfer. Or get a DVD burner and just mail him the discs. That'd be even easier, albeit a lot more expensive. :lol:
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Post by Specineff »

Thanks for the replies. I am finding a bit of difficulties configuring Filezilla, so if that doesn't work, I'll try Soulseek.

Yeah, I could send him DVDs but time is a factor. We simply want to laugh at each other's goofy-ness. :P
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If you both have decent connections than yousendit is pretty quick and convenient. You upload the file and are given a web address, which he can type in and download the file from. I believe there is a gig limit (a 100 mb file can be downloaded 10 times, 50 mb 20 times, etc.) but I've never had a problem with it.
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Run a local webserver, passworded, put the files there (each person does this). This means you can use download managers that are capable of resuming should the connection die.
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Post by Damocles »

Elixir wrote:If the ftp idea doesn't work out, there's always yousendit.com. I've transferred files with them before. This includes relying on their services while I reformatted, which wasn't the smartest idea because being nervous over files which aren't even technically existant in this world is a sad motive.
You could always use a p2p proggie like Direct Connect...though the transfer rate may not be that great.
This is a great and stupid idea. If you do this, you can expect people to randomly download the directories you've provided. If the information is private, it's a pretty dumb idea. Unless you find a server which usually has a limit of 5 GB or higher sharing, you'll have people you don't even know downloading crap.
Creating a private hub isn't hard.
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