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omeyas · 09-11-2003, 10:39 PM

Hi, trying to send a photo which is about 8mb, over the limit. Have tried zipping it, but it is still the same size. :-(

Anyone any idea what I'm doing wrong, or what I can do to send this file? The annoying thing is I have zipped a larger file than this and sent it before, not sure where I'm going wrong.
Thanks
Frank

stephen_ex-f2s · 10-11-2003, 11:09 AM

If it's a JPEG then it's probably already highly compressed, hence zipping has little or no effect. I'd suggest using a zip program to break the photo up into little chunks, or even better ... uploading the file to your webspace. Email has always been a little inefficient at sending non-text attachments anyway.

omeyas · 10-11-2003, 12:15 PM

Thanks Stephen, despite having the webspace with f2s, I never use it, wouldn't know where to start! :-( The only time I've looked in my web address, I get Forbidden, You don't have permission to access / on this server.
Do you know of any idiot proof, "take you by the hand" type tutorials? ;-)
Someone has purchased a photo of mine, so to get me out of a hole, I've stuck it on my "pbase" site for a while, he can download it from there.
Thanks
Frank

stephen_ex-f2s · 10-11-2003, 12:47 PM

If you're using Windows XP (and/or 2000?), there's a way to make remote FTP servers look like a regular folder to Windows, so you can just drag & drop files across. It won't teach you anything technical about how FTP actually works, but it's an absolute doddle to use.

Justin · 10-11-2003, 12:51 PM

You might find:
http://www.freedom2support.net/webspace/ftp.php useful.

We're working on a beginners guide to uploading to and using your webspace to be put on Freedom2Support to asist users with subjects like this, but I wouldn't expect to see it this side of Christmas because of the lack of time. It might be done before, but I'm not promising anything.

We have quite a long list of stuff we would like to do for Freedom2Support, but the trouble is finding the time to do it in

omeyas · 10-11-2003, 09:24 PM

Thanks Stephen and Justin. I did upload some shots to the web, think I'll rest on my laurels now for a while! ;-)

Frank

kenny · 01-12-2003, 08:24 AM

--If you're using Windows XP (and/or 2000?), there's a way to make remote FTP servers look like a regular folder to Windows, so you can just drag & drop files across

Is there also a way to do this for mac users just like mac.com?

09-11-2003, 10:39 PM	#1
omeyas Tiscali User Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 273 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	File size too large. Hi, trying to send a photo which is about 8mb, over the limit. Have tried zipping it, but it is still the same size. :-( Anyone any idea what I'm doing wrong, or what I can do to send this file? The annoying thing is I have zipped a larger file than this and sent it before, not sure where I'm going wrong. Thanks Frank

10-11-2003, 12:51 PM	#5
Justin Site Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,351 Thanks: 4 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	You might find: http://www.freedom2support.net/webspace/ftp.php useful. We're working on a beginners guide to uploading to and using your webspace to be put on Freedom2Support to asist users with subjects like this, but I wouldn't expect to see it this side of Christmas because of the lack of time. It might be done before, but I'm not promising anything. We have quite a long list of stuff we would like to do for Freedom2Support, but the trouble is finding the time to do it in __________________ Justin Tiscali User

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10-11-2003, 11:09 AM	#2
stephen_ex-f2s Former Freedom2Surf Staff Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Herts Posts: 1,120 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	If it's a JPEG then it's probably already highly compressed, hence zipping has little or no effect. I'd suggest using a zip program to break the photo up into little chunks, or even better ... uploading the file to your webspace. Email has always been a little inefficient at sending non-text attachments anyway.

10-11-2003, 12:15 PM	#3
omeyas Tiscali User Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 273 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Stephen, despite having the webspace with f2s, I never use it, wouldn't know where to start! :-( The only time I've looked in my web address, I get Forbidden, You don't have permission to access / on this server. Do you know of any idiot proof, "take you by the hand" type tutorials? ;-) Someone has purchased a photo of mine, so to get me out of a hole, I've stuck it on my "pbase" site for a while, he can download it from there. Thanks Frank

10-11-2003, 12:47 PM	#4
stephen_ex-f2s Former Freedom2Surf Staff Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Herts Posts: 1,120 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	If you're using Windows XP (and/or 2000?), there's a way to make remote FTP servers look like a regular folder to Windows, so you can just drag & drop files across. It won't teach you anything technical about how FTP actually works, but it's an absolute doddle to use.

10-11-2003, 09:24 PM	#6
omeyas Tiscali User Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 273 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Stephen and Justin. I did upload some shots to the web, think I'll rest on my laurels now for a while! ;-) Frank

01-12-2003, 08:24 AM	#7
kenny Tiscali User Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	--If you're using Windows XP (and/or 2000?), there's a way to make remote FTP servers look like a regular folder to Windows, so you can just drag & drop files across Is there also a way to do this for mac users just like mac.com?

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