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

[Robert Heller]

At Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:38:25 +0100 "Ubuntu user technical support,  not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> 
> 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 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.

You did the right thing.  Note: they are in fact downloading it, just not to a 
file.  I don't know if there is anything you can do short of hopping on a 
plane and flying out to them and showing them how to use their computer.  
Maybe use Zoom or Team Player or some other screen sharing system and walking 
them through it.  Or finding a YouTube HowTo video on how to download and save 
files that you can point them to.

The only other option is to get a cheap thumb drive and putting the file on 
the thumb drive and using the postal service...

> 
> 
> > Else look in to VNC or remote desktop options and move file(s) direct, as if 
> > you were just moving in your own machine
> > 
> > or if you have a web server, put your file there, and send a link
> > 
> See above! :-)
> 
> (You won't find https://isbd.uk/fred.mp3 now, I've removed it)
> 

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