Simple file server that works for MS Windows users as well - ideas?

[Chris Green]

On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 05:14:57PM +0200, Volker Wysk wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, den 21.10.2020, 15:51 +0100 schrieb Chris Green:
> > I often seem to need to 'send' files to people, sometimes attaching to
> > an E-Mail works but this very often hits file size limitations.
> > 
> > Currently I'm trying to send an audio file to someone in Australia who
> > doesn't seem all that computer aware, so what choices do I have?
> > 
> > I have a Linux server out on the public internet where I can put the
> > file, what sort of thing can I run there to make it easy for them to
> > download?  I suppose I could set up an FTP server but are there any
> > easier ways?
> 
> You could use a Sharehoster, such as http://www.mediafire.com/ .
> 
> Or, if you install SSH, you get an sftp server. It's secure and easy 
> to set up. I don't know how easy it is under Windows to access remote
> files with sftp, though.
> 
That's exactly the issue, I need to provide something that a computer
naive MS Windows user can download.


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Chris Green