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The Best Way to Send Large Files

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  Transferring large files is critical for most businesses, but how do you ensure that the files are suitable for the right person, and not others? When considering factors such as security, bulk transfer and tracking, companies need more than a one-stop solution, but also need to share files and send large files with employees, customers and trading partners.   Why Is It So Hard to Send Large Files? Enterprise send large file transfer status 1. Slow transfer speed a. Large file transfer In the transfer process, there are transfer problems such as low transfer speed and high delay. b. Low bandwidth utilization, slow upload, and download of large files, which reduces the efficiency of the enterprise. For example, enterprise cross-region employee file transfer, enterprise, and cross-region customer file transfer , enterprise cross-region IT system file transfer.   2. High latency and easy packet loss Cross-region file transfers can easily cause long del...

7 Email Alternatives to Send Large Files

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  Sending large files via email has never been a practical solution because there are too many variables involved between the sender and the recipient. The attachment limit varies by a service provider (if using free services), but rarely exceeds 25Mb. For self-hosted mail servers, administrators must define mailbox size and attachment limits for each user as needed to ensure the smooth operation of the entire company. And will not slow down the user's broadband access speed. This configuration is directly related to the available server hardware resources (RAM, storage, etc.). Even with third-party solutions, this type of configuration is still necessary. Therefore, email is an ineffective solution for the transfer of large files . Its failures include but are not limited to: • The file is too large, and the sender or recipient's mailbox administrator settings do not allow the file. • Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) prohibits the transfer of large files (use data...

7 File Transfer Protocols

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  Before you choose a  secure file transfer solution , it is best to have a basic understanding of the protocols involved, which make file transfers safe and reliable. 1.FTP The  FTP file transfer protocol  has existed for decades and has been widely used in the past. TCP provides reliable data transfer through message sequence confirmation and message retransfer mechanisms; at the same time, various widely used operating systems (WINDOWS/LINUX/UNIX/MAC) have built-in TCP protocol stacks, and POSIX standards define the TCP Socket standard API interface, these factors have contributed to TCP's widespread success on a global scale. However, this transfer protocol, which was designed more than 20 years ago, has become increasingly unsuitable for the rapidly developing network environment and the requirements of new applications, especially when there are a certain packet loss and delay on the network transfer path. Transfer throughput declines sharply, and path ...