On Sun, 2006-01-08 at 16:08 +0000, Paul Smith wrote: > Dear All > > I need to send a 50MB file to someone. What is the simplest way of > doing that? I do not have any web-site to put the file for > downloading... Any ideas? Is it complicated to setup a secure ftp > server? > > Thanks in advance, > > Paul > If your machine has direct internet access (no firewall/router) so your friend can connect directly it is easy to set up an ftp server. Vsftpd works well. However, I would not recommend leaving ftp open for extended periods. I would also suggest only using the public ftp service and allowing him to download from you. If time is not critical, a CDROM is cheap and easy to mail. scp is also another option, and that is no harder than providing minimal config and having him connect with a valid account.
