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

[J.Witvliet at mindef.nl]

Remove the extension, as there will be no Windows application assigned to it, it wil be stored as a file.


From: "Volker Wysk" <post at volker-wysk.de<mailto:post at volker-wysk.de>>
Date: Wednesday, 21 October 2020 at 17:45:37
To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com<mailto:ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>>
Subject: Re: Simple file server that works for MS Windows users as well - ideas?

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

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