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Choose An FTP Program This is an advanced topic. Many people try to send big files using e-mail. E-mail programs use computer machine languages called POP3 & SMTP. Those protocols are designed to handle a lot of small messages reliably but they are not designed to move big files. As a result, you run the risk of "choking" your e-mail program if you try to send e-mails that are over 500 kb in size (including pictures, attachments, etc.). FTP (file transfer protocol) is the internet's "machine language" for moving big files. You use an FTP program to do this. They are fairly easy to use if you pick a good program. [We recommend CuteFTP or FTP Voyager.] You just connect to your ftp directory and "drag & drop" the files to & from your computer to a folder on your ISP's main computer system. Contact your Web support department at your ISP for details on the location of your personal ftp folder. Click a program below to see how to setup and use that program:
Note: You can download FTP software at http://www.tucows.com or http://www.download.com. |
CuteFTP 3.X
WS_FTP LE
Frontpage Express (limited
capabilities)