how to upload and transfer 1 gig of files to my SO in usa?
June 22, 2014 10:47 PM Subscribe
i am in china apparently. google browser and anything related to google like gmail and dropbox have been blocked in the past month. and most file host / media share web sites are blocked too. i want to upload and transfer 1 gig of files to my SO in usa. could anybody give me some good suggestions?
You might be able to get some webspace with a business that offers website hosting, and use good old FTP. Your SO could then download them from there.
posted by Too-Ticky at 11:56 PM on June 22, 2014
posted by Too-Ticky at 11:56 PM on June 22, 2014
Does it have to be over the net? Mailing a DVD or flashdrive works.
I know Transmit (OS X client) has an Amazon S3 interface, although I've never used it. S3 is what Dropbox et al. base their storage on, so the interface will be a little rough if you connect directly. But if your needs are simple enough it might work.
Lots of different web hosting out there. The so-called "Great Firewall" can't block them all. NearlyFreeSpeech is one I've used and they've got an a-la-carte system.
posted by sbutler at 1:17 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
I know Transmit (OS X client) has an Amazon S3 interface, although I've never used it. S3 is what Dropbox et al. base their storage on, so the interface will be a little rough if you connect directly. But if your needs are simple enough it might work.
Lots of different web hosting out there. The so-called "Great Firewall" can't block them all. NearlyFreeSpeech is one I've used and they've got an a-la-carte system.
posted by sbutler at 1:17 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
You might be able to get some webspace with a business that offers website hosting, and use good old FTP. Your SO could then download them from there.
Or directly from machine to machine, using ftp or sftp. Either your machine or his can be the server, and the other just points ftp/sftp at the ip address (and port) of the server.
posted by sebastienbailard at 2:30 AM on June 23, 2014
Or directly from machine to machine, using ftp or sftp. Either your machine or his can be the server, and the other just points ftp/sftp at the ip address (and port) of the server.
posted by sebastienbailard at 2:30 AM on June 23, 2014
Microsoft OneDrive is free and gives you 7GB of storage space. From what I can tell, it's not being blocked in China. Using OneDrive would probably be easier than setting up an account with a web-hosting company.
posted by alex1965 at 4:36 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by alex1965 at 4:36 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
Wetransfer
Does not need an account and we use it with vpn on or off from beijing.
Upload times may vary because of the Great Firewall.
posted by thegirlwiththehat at 5:09 AM on June 23, 2014
Does not need an account and we use it with vpn on or off from beijing.
Upload times may vary because of the Great Firewall.
posted by thegirlwiththehat at 5:09 AM on June 23, 2014
"OnionShare lets you securely and anonymously share a file of any size with someone. It works by starting a web server, making it accessible as a Tor hidden service, and generating an unguessable URL to access and download the file. It doesn't require setting up a server on the internet somewhere or using a third party filesharing service. You host the file on your own computer and use a Tor hidden service to make it temporarily accessible over the internet. The other user just needs to use Tor Browser to download the file from you."
posted by MansRiot at 6:30 AM on June 23, 2014
posted by MansRiot at 6:30 AM on June 23, 2014
NearlyFreeSpeech has metered bandwidth so it's probably not the right host to use if you're just transferring files. FTP transmits in the clear (more or less) so I probably wouldn't go that route, just on principle. No need to let everyone inbetween you and the recipient potentially read what you're sending (it's a losing battle, obviously, but why make it easy?). SFTP is encrypted, though I don't know how strongly.
If OneDrive isn't blocked, use that. BitTorrent Sync might work too.
posted by BungaDunga at 7:17 AM on June 23, 2014
If OneDrive isn't blocked, use that. BitTorrent Sync might work too.
posted by BungaDunga at 7:17 AM on June 23, 2014
Does it have to be over the net? Mailing a DVD or flashdrive works.
In the old days, the saying was never to underestimate the bandwidth of a van full of tapes. Courier and DVD may be the fastest way to go, but not the cheapest.
Or directly from machine to machine, using ftp or sftp. Either your machine or his can be the server, and the other just points ftp/sftp at the ip address (and port) of the server.
This will only work if the server machine is on a public IP, or you can configure the router to forward appropriate ports.
posted by Dr Dracator at 7:49 AM on June 23, 2014
In the old days, the saying was never to underestimate the bandwidth of a van full of tapes. Courier and DVD may be the fastest way to go, but not the cheapest.
Or directly from machine to machine, using ftp or sftp. Either your machine or his can be the server, and the other just points ftp/sftp at the ip address (and port) of the server.
This will only work if the server machine is on a public IP, or you can configure the router to forward appropriate ports.
posted by Dr Dracator at 7:49 AM on June 23, 2014
There's a million ways to do this, depending on your technical ability. For another option, I'm hearing a lot of good things about BitTorrent Sync.
posted by Nelson at 8:36 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Nelson at 8:36 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
GoodSync will easily do the job (and many, many others), but BitTorrent Sync is a bit easier to get up and running.
posted by jmfitch at 11:33 AM on June 23, 2014
posted by jmfitch at 11:33 AM on June 23, 2014
Use one of the Chinese cloud/file-share sites, such as 115, yun.io (both have English versions), or baidu (Chinese only).
posted by bradf at 2:16 PM on June 23, 2014
posted by bradf at 2:16 PM on June 23, 2014
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