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[Confused Canadian]

I'm trying to find a FREE service that will allow me to host files that are in the 5-15 Mb range. I only need to host 4 of them at the moment (a total of less than 30 megs). All of the free web hosting services I've looked at have file size restrictions of 5 megs. I have 4 self-created audio files I want my class of 40 to have access to (i.e. to download and use at home). The other option is to burn 40 CD's (more than do-able, just a little more time consuming that I'd like).

Any (constructive ) ideas or suggestions welcome.

Thanks,

Confused Canadian

[the saint]

how about getting a gmail account (1Gb) and then sending yourself the files as attachments? That way, they sit there ready for download whenever you want them. Obviously, this will only work for public download if you are willing to divulge your gmail username and password so people can access the files themselves. AFterwards though, you could change your password to make it private again.

If you want a gmail invite, PM me...

[Confused Canadian]

the saint,

Interesting work-around to my problem. However, I just picked up 40 CD's at school today, and it looks like I'm gonna spend a fair chunk of this weekend burning CD's. (Burning disc #4 as I type...only 36 more to go!). Burning the CD's sucks, but it's probably better than dealing with kids that aren't terribly computer savvy trying to download those files.

Thanks for the idea though. I'll keep it in mind for next time.

Confused Canadian

[danielcraig]

I'd recommend paying for hosting. Do your research on which company to go with.

I'm with HostGator.com. I pay $15/month for 4GB storage and 30GB tranfer (bandwidth). They also had a plan for $10/month. I've been with them for about 6 months now and have been very happy. I've had 0 downtime and 0 problems with FTP/E-mail/etc.... The owner handles support personally and I haven't heard of any complaints. A friend of mine who was reselling through them turned me on to them. He was selling design and service to businesses and said he had a good experience with hostgator.

You may think that this is more than you need, but it is very handy. I've put my entire PDF research library up (around 1.5GB), my photo library (around 1GB), and some videos (around .7GB). It's great to have this stuff wherever I go (including the classroom).

Check it out. You can't get to my libraries because they are protected, but you'll get the idea (http://www.danielcraig.com).

[Giant]

Why not just host them yourself? Setup IIS (Internet Information Services) on your own computer and make your own webpage. Okay, the only thing is that you need to have at least Windows XP Pro to do this. I use Windows 2003 Server.

Also what you need is a small app to point out to a domain name what your IP is. For this I use www.no-ip.com. You can make your own domain up. (Like mine is http://gentlegiant.no-ip.com) You just choose the first part of the domain name, and add on the ".no-ip.com" after. Its a free service by the way. What the app does is monitor your IP and no matter what it changes it to it updates it with the no-ip servers to always point people to the right IP.

So, this way you can host any size file you want as long as your hard drive holds out. The beauty is that you can use Frontpage to manage your own website, no more popups and limitations.

Well, I know this may be a lot, but you can email me if you have any more questions.

You can start by going to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, and then selecting IIS and sub components.

[email protected]

Cheers

[Confused Canadian]

danielcraig,

Thanks for the input, and if I ever decide to pay for webhosting, I'll check out HostGator.com. This is just a project that came up and I was looking for a quick fix, but your point about having files like that available wherever I am has got me thinking. Might be worth it. Thx.

Giant,

Another interesting idea, but I've only got XP Home at the moment. An intereting idea, I'll admit, but I don't have the time to figure out all the 'ins and outs' of this solution. I'm sure it would work, and I'm sure I could figure out how to make it work, I just don't have the time to figure it all out at the moment. Again though, it's been filed in the back of my mind, and may be a little project for later on. Thanks for the idea.

Now...back to burning those discs...(only 10 more left to go!)

Confused Canadian