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Many of you have probably encountered the situation of trying to send a file via email that is too large to send. You try compressing it, using a .zip program, and still can't get under the file size limit. You end up having to burn the files onto a CD and send the CD via snail mail. Which kind of defeats the purpose of email.

There are several free on-line resources where you can upload large files and designate specific email addresses to download them. Here are four of them (I personally use Send This File most frequently).

[] (free, 100 mb limit per upload, 1 gb per month limit)‏

[|http://www.sendthisfile.com] (free, no file size limit, 3 downloads max, 3 days for recipient to pick it up)

[|http://www.driveway.com] (free, 500 mb limit per upload)‏

[|http://www.sendspace.com] (free, 300 mb limit per upload)

They all work pretty much the same way. You register at the site with your email and a password, upload the file, and give the email address of the recipient. The recipient receives email notification of the file and a link to retrieve it. The recipient clicks the link and downloads the file. That's it! It's very easy for all involved, and the files are Encrypted and secure.

Did i mention that it's free? All these sites offer paid premium services that allow faster uploads, larger file limits, email lists, etc, but the free service will usually do just fine.