I have a 60Mb file which I want a client (as in customer) to be able to
download. The data contains sensitive material, so I don't want just
anybody to be able to access it.

What's the best way to do it?

FTP seems an obvious choice, but then I've got the hassle of setting up
a user account on our server, plus many people seem to warn me off FTP
owing to its security issues.

In article <425cec59$0$79455$(E-Mail Removed)>, Mark Carter
says...
> I have a 60Mb file which I want a client (as in customer) to be able to
> download. The data contains sensitive material, so I don't want just
> anybody to be able to access it.
>
> What's the best way to do it?
>
> FTP seems an obvious choice, but then I've got the hassle of setting up
> a user account on our server, plus many people seem to warn me off FTP
> owing to its security issues.
>
Send it to them rather than have them get it off you?

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Conor

"Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most." O.Osbourne.

"Mark Carter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:425cec59$0$79455$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a 60Mb file which I want a client (as in customer) to be able to
>download. The data contains sensitive material, so I don't want just
>anybody to be able to access it.
>
> What's the best way to do it?
>
> FTP seems an obvious choice, but then I've got the hassle of setting up a
> user account on our server, plus many people seem to warn me off FTP owing
> to its security issues.

May not be secure enough to satisfy your need but there is,
http://www.yousendit.com/

>>
>> What's the best way to do it?
>>
a CD?

Mark Carter, 4/13/2005, 5:54:32 AM, wrote:

> I have a 60Mb file which I want a client (as in customer) to be able
> to download. The data contains sensitive material, so I don't want
> just anybody to be able to access it.
>
> What's the best way to do it?
>
> FTP seems an obvious choice, but then I've got the hassle of setting
> up a user account on our server, plus many people seem to warn me off
> FTP owing to its security issues.

Burn to a CD and and overnight it? If it's that sensitive you want to
be able to track its movement.

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No matter what happens someone will find a way to take it too seriously.

bud wrote:

> May not be secure enough to satisfy your need but there is,
> http://www.yousendit.com/

What's the catch? Seems a bit strange that they would offer this service
for free.

Mark Carter <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:425cec59$0$79455$(E-Mail Removed):

> I have a 60Mb file which I want a client (as in customer) to be able
> to download. The data contains sensitive material, so I don't want
> just anybody to be able to access it.
>
> What's the best way to do it?
>
> FTP seems an obvious choice, but then I've got the hassle of setting
> up a user account on our server, plus many people seem to warn me off
> FTP owing to its security issues.

There is not real secure way outside of encrypting it and then ftping
it. It will take time. That still is not great, but better than
nothing.

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Mark Carter wrote:

>> May not be secure enough to satisfy your need but there is,
>> http://www.yousendit.com/
>
> What's the catch? Seems a bit strange that they would offer this
> service for free.

No catch. As for security, just encrypt it first and you're safe.

On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 10:54:32 +0100, Mark Carter
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have a 60Mb file which I want a client (as in customer) to be able to
>download. The data contains sensitive material, so I don't want just
>anybody to be able to access it.
>
>What's the best way to do it?

If it's that sensitive, then the *only* way to transfer it is by hand,
on a CD. You'll also have the peace of mind of knowing that they
actually received the file.


>FTP seems an obvious choice, but then I've got the hassle of setting up
>a user account on our server, plus many people seem to warn me off FTP
>owing to its security issues.

While this is true no matter how it's set up, FTP can be configured to
be more secure than the World-Wide Web.

--
Rob Kelk
Personal address, in ROT-13: eboxryx -ng- tznvy -qbg- pbz

Mark Carter scribebat:
> I have a 60Mb file which I want a client (as in customer) to be able to
> download. The data contains sensitive material, so I don't want just
> anybody to be able to access it.

Encrypt it with something like GnuPG. Use his public key, then nobody will
be able to read the data. That will also assure that it won't be altered.

bye,

Onno