Robyn
How would you send big files (>1TB) to a friend?
Apr 23, 2017 at 2:20pmWeb
Show threadRobynApr 23, 2017

Ok. Here we go. What if a service exist that can...

- send files of unlimited size?
- recipient/sender only need e-mail program & web browser
- no additional software
- Resend & Reget for resuming after link failure at last sent byte
- auto-notification of recipient
- auto-deletion after download or expiration date
- sending to multiple recipients need storage on the server only once
- HTTP service (no firewall-tunnels)
- open source
- support streams
It exists:
http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/

Show threadralphkuehnl Apr 23, 2017
@necrosis Aber nur für Uni-Mitarbeiter, oder?
Show threadNick FarrApr 23, 2017
@necrosis Awesome! My only other question is why isn't there a web only implementation? What if we both went to a site that linked my browser to the recipients browser so I don't have to install another service on my machine?
Show thread⛈️ Information ⛈️Apr 23, 2017
@necrosis I'm grumpy how opaque it's operation and development is, but I'm interested.
Show thread@[email protected]Apr 23, 2017
@necrosis I wonder if !nextcloud could also do that job.
Show threadMcDonald_69Apr 23, 2017
@necrosis Split the file op in smaller parts with WinZip or WinRAR and sent the parts one by one with https://wetransfer.com/ to that friend maybe.
Show threadLars Hampe 🛳️Apr 23, 2017
@necrosis maybe p2p like https://syncthing.net
Show threadmApr 23, 2017
@necrosis depends on the connections available, if no high speed internet connections available I'd use encrypted hard drive(s) and mail shipping.
Show threadHRH ginsterbuschApr 23, 2017
@necrosis by postal service? ie. first compressed, next on encrypted, on a hard drive or SSD.
Show threadAstroApr 23, 2017
@necrosis bittorrent
Show threadmxk⛰️Apr 23, 2017
@necrosis harddisk. unbeatable datarate at that scale
Show threadsebsauvageApr 23, 2017
@necrosis USB key by snail mail (on an encrypted volume of course).
Show threadfinrodfelagund_Apr 23, 2017
@necrosis @sebsauvage Hi, this is more of a question than a proposal... Could you share the folder from your computer to your friend, like setting up the FTP server or something, give him the credentials so he can login and download the files which you've shared with him... Can that be done? Er, this is a question after all...
Show threadsebsauvageApr 23, 2017
@finrodfelagund_ @necrosis yes you could.
I also have a professional hosting at hubic.com (10 To for 50€/year, with sharing options)
Show threadAltB :o: Apr 23, 2017

@necrosis

Splited tar or zip file by SFTP ?

Show threadguiguidApr 23, 2017
@necrosis by usb hard drvie and postal mail ?
Show threadNick FarrApr 23, 2017

@necrosis Ok, so the design requirements are:

* Assume recipient has a connection to the internet but it's not reliable, fast, etc.
* Assume recipient can't receive a download link
* Assume sender does not want to "send the file to the whole network" (I.e. BitTorrent)
* Assume sender does not want to dedicate server space to sending files.

At this point, I'm almost guessing you're talking about a series of ETH data transfer contracts.

Show threadNick FarrApr 23, 2017
@necrosis scp and/or rsync are somehow not options I'm guessing? I rely on rsync for these things, but I guess I'm not dealing with low quality connections.
Show threadϻค𝔬ᑭApr 23, 2017
@necrosis send USBs by mail service ? 😁
Show threadCheapSethApr 23, 2017
@necrosis Hard drive attached to a very strong pigeon
Show threadAlex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UKApr 23, 2017

@CheapSeth @necrosis Using SD cards data transfer in this manner is actually feasible, compliant with international animal welfare laws and has been *successfully* achieved more than once 😁

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers

Show threadCheapSethApr 23, 2017
@vfrmedia @necrosis Damn, my illegal genetically engineered pigeons were actually not so clever
Show threadAn octopus that has movedApr 23, 2017

@necrosis Few options:

scp or rsync for over the internet

1TB SSD by courier if internet connections are being shitty

RFC 1149 for shorter distances

Show threadNicolas 💬Apr 23, 2017
@necrosis Send a hardrive via courier.
Show threadDragonfox called SophieApr 23, 2017
@necrosis do a port forwarding and put the file in ~/public_html
Show threadMax✅ Apr 24, 2017
@necrosis put it on an external hard drive. give the friend the hard drive.
Show threadMunin, Keeper of LoreApr 25, 2017
@necrosis Fedex.