[wplug] Online file storage services

[Larry Daberko]

Vance,

Would a normal web hosting account with FTP capability work?  Especially
one where you can set up additional FTP users for uploading?

I know your storage requirements may push the web-hosting prices up a bit,
but if the price was right...?

-Larry Daberko

> Hello folks-
>
> This is a bit of a lazyweb request, but I'm trying to locate an
> online storage service for a particular use and don't have
> familiarity with the various options.
>
> The use case is for me to upload large (1-2 GB) files containing
> raw audio from the Ohio LinuxFest, make them available for
> download by people who I might not know ahead of time, and for
> those individuals (after contacting me and getting credentials) to
> upload the edited versions (100-200 MB each).
>
> Searching has turned up the following on my radar screen: Ubuntu
> One, Dropbox, SugarSync, SpiderOak, Wuala, JungleDisk, Memopal,
> and Adrive, but I have not fully investigated them all yet.
>
> Characteristics I'm looking for are:
> 1. About 80GB total storage
> 2. Ability to handle large (up to 2 GB) files
> 3. Needed for short-term (< 3 months) use only
> 4. Accessible from Linux, Mac, and Windows machines (ideally
>    without having to install special client software)
> 5. Ability to share files for download without prearrangement
> 6. Ability for others to upload files (individually controllable
>    by me)
> 7. Ability to set permissions on a per-file or per-directory basis
> 8. Run by people who are not seriously evil (Amazon's one-click
>    patent falls under my definition of "serious evil" - services
>    based on proprietary software are evil, but not necessarily
>    seriously so)
>
> Other than restricting who can upload files, I do not need any
> sort of confidentiality of files or encryption of file contents.
>
> My budget is in the two-digit range for the whole project.  Please
> let me know your experiences and recommendations.  The most common
> applicable complaint seems to be difficulty uploading large files,
> so comments on that are particularly welcome.  Thanks!
>
> Vance Kochenderfer        |  "Get me out of these ropes and into a
> vkochend at nyx.net          |   good belt of Scotch"    -Nick Danger
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