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Too Big To Email? Try YouSendIt Express

Aug 5, 2010
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PCWorld: Too Big To Email? Try YouSendIt Express

Some corporate and ISP email servers will block too-large file attachments. YouSendIt solves the problem by letting you post the file to a shared Web folder and send an email with a link to it.


“Sending files–especially sizable art or photo files–to clients and editors can be problematic. Corporate firewalls simply don’t like large e-mail attachments (or, in some cases, any attachments). And, yet, we’re not about to spend the time or the expense to ship the files via a physical courier service. Our solution? We use an online service called YouSendIt (various pricing; a free plan exists). And, to make matters even easier, we use their free download software, YouSendIt Express.

YouSendIt Express, a tiny, standalone program, is very simple to use. It’s similar to writing a typical e-mail message. Simply double-click the icon to quickly launch the program, select your recipients, type in a subject line, add an optional memo and select the file(s) or folder you want to send. Then, click the SEND button. The recipients will receive an e-mail from you with a link to a private folder, to download the files to their computer.”

Small Business Computing Staff

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