Secure Transfers of Large Files Over the Internet Using YouSendIt
Ahsan Haque - October 23, 2004

Introduction

Does the following situation sound familiar to you? You have to send a large PowerPoint presentation document to an overseas customer, and the customer's e-mail system will not accept large file attachments. Your customers need the file as soon as possible. You try different options, different e-mail clients, sending a CD by post, or even setting up your own FTP server. If security isn't your biggest concern, setting up the FTP server is generally a manageable option. All you have to do is get permission to open up the appropriate ports on your network, set up the FTP service, send the file over, close the connection, and then shut down the server. It's a lot of work, creates a lot of potential security holes, and if you have to send large files on a regular basis, it can become a very cumbersome process...