Big Files Don't Have to Be Big Problems - Small Business Computing

Big Files Don’t Have to Be Big Problems

Written By
Lauren Simonds
Lauren Simonds
Feb 16, 2006
1 minute read

Sending large or sensitive files to clients and co-workers isn’t always easy, especially for small businesses that don’t have the luxury of an extranet. E-mail has its limits — e-mail systems typically handle attachments up to — at most 10MB. The cost and complexity of an FTP site doesn’t make it an a practical solution for SMBs. You can burn files to CD-ROM and mail it — an adequate, if slow, alternative.

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