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

[Volker Wysk]

Am Mittwoch, den 21.10.2020, 16:38 +0100 schrieb Chris Green:
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 04:29:27PM +0100, Grizzly via ubuntu-users wrote:
> > 21 October 2020  at 15:51, Chris Green wrote:
> > Simple file server that works for M (at least in part)
> > 
> > > 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?
> > 
> > How secure does the file need? there are web based ways, you upload, send a 
> > link to them, they click to download, job done
> > 
> 
> But upload to what?  

I think he means a sharehoster. Give mediafire.com a try.

> I can upload a file to my web site but they seem
> incapable of downloading it.  I.e. I uploaded a file and gave them the
> URL:-
> 
>     
> https://isbd.uk/fred.mp3
> 
> 
> and they couldn't download it!  They just said "we can play the file
> but not download it".  I told them to right click on the file in their
> browser and save it but that seemed to be beyond them.

Ouch. That's a hard case.  :)

Cheers,
Volker
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 833 bytes
Desc: This is a digitally signed message part
URL: <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/attachments/20201021/f1a5b28d/attachment.sig>