The easiest way to transmit files over the Internet is to send them as email attachments.
In Outlook 2003, for example, create a new message and click Insert / File from the top menu, select the file(s) you require and click the 'Insert' button.
In Outlook 2007, select Insert from the top menu, click the 'Attach File' icon, select the file(s) you require and click the 'Insert' button (that's called, 'change for the sake of change').
Most email clients have a similar function.
The major difficulty with this approach is that most Internet Service Providers (ISPs) impose a limit on the total message size which may be as low as 1 megabyte though a figure of around 5 megabytes seems more typical these days.
Sadly, there is no consistency among ISPs on this issue and a given email account will sometimes be able to send a larger message than it can receive, or vice-versa.
A related problem is that certain types of attachment may be intercepted by the ISP, local network server or email client.
For example, .exe files are usually intercepted for security reasons and media files are often blocked as inappropriate for business users.
Sometimes, a failure warning will be issued and sometimes not.
An easy solution to this problem is provided by Winzip Courier whose simple interface allows you to upload files to temporary web space where it may be downloaded by the recipients who are automatically sent the relevant link.
The FREE version of the service allows you to send single files (which may comprise multiple files zipped-up) with a maximum size of 100 megabytes and a total upload limit of 1 gigabyte per month.
There are various paid versions of the service with much higher limits.
At the time of writing (July 2008), Winzip are offering a FREE 2-week trial of the paid services.
I find the free version more than adequate for my needs and, although I could operate a similar system using my own web space, it is just easier to use Winzip Courier who look after all of the 'housekeeping'.
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