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  1. 31st Oct 2004 19:17 #1
    808smokey
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    I was wondering what program you guys use to transfer file between 2 computers that are in seperate houses. I want to be able to send home videos of my kids to my parents computer without having to burn them to a CD. The files range from 75mb to about 400mb or so. My parents only live a few houses down the street.

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    ICQ is good to use if both pc's have cable modem., if dialup then forget it cuz the file transfer will take too long.
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    True, most IM clients have some file transfer built in. Probably safer than setting up FTP if it's just going to be for the fam.
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    Well we both have cable modems. I tried MSN messenger (I think) and it was only transfering around 5k max. I ended up cancelling after an hour or so
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    I can't remember if XP has a built in FTP server.
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    I'd check out download.com and do a search for "ftp server". There are some free ones. I don't have any experience with them so I can't recommend one. If it's something you plan to do on a regular basis and you want security and ease of use, I hear good things about CuteFTP products.
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    SmartFTP is a good one.
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