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How to send Media files

ghostrider

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Okay everyone. I've never done this before. I want to send a media file to someone and don't know how. Is it like sending pictures to someone (ie. photobucket or imageshack)?

Do I have to upload it to a host before sending or posting?
 

maahes

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depends on how big the file is.
you could send it as an email attachment if its small enough, gmail has a 25mb limit for attachments.
If its larger I can provide you with a FTP site to upload it too.
 

ghostrider

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maahes wrote:
depends on how big the file is.
you could send it as an email attachment if its small enough, gmail has a 25mb limit for attachments.
If its larger I can provide you with a FTP site to upload it too.
I figured I could send as an email attatchment, but what about PM through forums?
 

Venator

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ghostrider wrote:
maahes wrote:
depends on how big the file is.
you could send it as an email attachment if its small enough, gmail has a 25mb limit for attachments.
If its larger I can provide you with a FTP site to upload it too.
I figured I could send as an email attatchment, but what about PM through forums?
When you get the window for sending a PM you can go to browse below the space for trying. Click browse and this will bring up you computer files. Find and click on the image you want to include. Check size limitations and make sure it's in .jpg or other acceptable formats. Then send.
 

T Vance

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What about sending (or uploading) a flie that is 552 MB? I have something I want to send (or make available for someone to download)that is that big. How do you send, or upload files that large for free?



Edit for free
 

maahes

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T Vance wrote:
What about sending (or uploading) a flie that is 552 MB? I have something I want to send (or make available for someone to download)that is that big. How do you send, or upload files that large for free?



Edit for free

If you are familiar with how to use FTP I can set you up with an account on one of my webservers.
Some of them dont do anything anymore :D
like this one:
Total Bandwidth Provided: 8392 GB
Total Used So Far: 0.021 GB
Estimated Usage For Cycle: 0.048 GB
 
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