New OpenNTF project now available : fileSendr
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We've all seen it happen, a user tries to send a 100MB file to somebody via email, probably to a customer or client that needs to get the file today and what happens... well the file gets bounced back because the customer/client has a restriction on their mail gateway against attachments that are bigger then a prescribed size.
Normally this results in a frantic call to the IT department telling you to fix the problem because the customer needs the file 10 minutes ago or we lose a whole load of business revenue, of course the person calling you doesn't care about the fact that the problem is actually on the customer's email system, they just want it done now.
There are a couple of solutions, you could put the file up on an FTP site and then send the customer details about how to log in. This assumes that the customer knows what FTP is, or you could upload the file to an external service like YouSendIt or SendThisFile, the customer then gets an email with a link that they can click to download the file.
Have you looked at YouSendIt or SendThisFile? It sounds like a great idea until you see how much they charge for enterprise plans and branding, and then you also have the security conscience person who asks how safe it is to have company files sitting on a server in 'the cloud' where they could be hacked etc.
That's where fileSendr comes in. It is an XPages based Domino application that duplicates the functionality of the YouSendIt/SendThisFile type systems, but because it is running on your own servers you have a little more control over who can put files onto it and even control how long files will stay on the system.
The initial release of fileSendr on OpenNTF is a very basic version of the service. You have the ability to upload files, send the notifications and then have the notified person download the files. Future versions will introduce a number of extra features, like the ability to see if the files have been downloaded, track to see if the recipient even opened the email notification and so on. It is a work in progress and best of all it is Open Source, licensed under the Apache Public License V2 and FREE.
Check it out... fileSendr on OpenNTF
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We've all seen it happen, a user tries to send a 100MB file to somebody via email, probably to a customer or client that needs to get the file today and what happens... well the file gets bounced back because the customer/client has a restriction on their mail gateway against attachments that are bigger then a prescribed size.
Normally this results in a frantic call to the IT department telling you to fix the problem because the customer needs the file 10 minutes ago or we lose a whole load of business revenue, of course the person calling you doesn't care about the fact that the problem is actually on the customer's email system, they just want it done now.
There are a couple of solutions, you could put the file up on an FTP site and then send the customer details about how to log in. This assumes that the customer knows what FTP is, or you could upload the file to an external service like YouSendIt or SendThisFile, the customer then gets an email with a link that they can click to download the file.
Have you looked at YouSendIt or SendThisFile? It sounds like a great idea until you see how much they charge for enterprise plans and branding, and then you also have the security conscience person who asks how safe it is to have company files sitting on a server in 'the cloud' where they could be hacked etc.
That's where fileSendr comes in. It is an XPages based Domino application that duplicates the functionality of the YouSendIt/SendThisFile type systems, but because it is running on your own servers you have a little more control over who can put files onto it and even control how long files will stay on the system.
The initial release of fileSendr on OpenNTF is a very basic version of the service. You have the ability to upload files, send the notifications and then have the notified person download the files. Future versions will introduce a number of extra features, like the ability to see if the files have been downloaded, track to see if the recipient even opened the email notification and so on. It is a work in progress and best of all it is Open Source, licensed under the Apache Public License V2 and FREE.
Check it out... fileSendr on OpenNTF
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Posted by Matt Bibb At 05:31:33 PM On 01/12/2010 | - Website - |
Some time ago i imagined this sort of tool.
What i wanted to do is to create a simple email with the file and on a button clic, an agent extract the big file, replicate it to a web base page, then add login details to the mail and send it.
I will follow this project and see how you managed all this.
Thanks a lot.
Posted by benoit At 06:02:44 PM On 01/12/2010 | - Website - |
Posted by Colin Williams At 06:04:15 PM On 01/12/2010 | - Website - |
Posted by Ulrich Krause At 01:12:22 AM On 01/13/2010 | - Website - |
Posted by Don van Zijtveld At 05:25:18 AM On 01/13/2010 | - Website - |
Posted by Patrick Kwinten At 05:47:10 AM On 01/13/2010 | - Website - |
Very good idea!
Posted by Steve Dionne At 10:59:47 AM On 01/20/2010 | - Website - |
Posted by Fred At 05:06:33 PM On 02/02/2010 | - Website - |