Do they have an sdcard reader and are they savvy enough to understand how to get the data off the card? On Sep 12, 2016 8:01 PM, "Michael" wrote: > The whole video will fit on an sd card and that will fit in an envelope. > Stick it in the mail and three days later they'll have it. > > On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 10:44 PM, Anon Anon wrote: > >> $2.99 for 50gb of storage on scale ways per month. Seems easy to me...? >> >> On Sep 12, 2016 7:22 PM, "David Schwartz" >> wrote: >> >>> I am a photographer and the images I send my clients >>>>> >>>> >>> Sound like this is a business endeavor for you. You should have the >>> common sense to pay for services that complement your business and make >>> life easier FOR YOUR CLIENTS! >>> >>> Email is absolutely the WRONG MEDIA to use for shipping large files. And >>> it would make life MISERABLE on your clients! >>> >>> Why? Because most hosted mailboxes (not things like GMail) are limited >>> to 250MB in size, unless explicitly changed. >>> >>> Think … Microsoft Exchange Server, which is extremel common for lots of >>> businesses. Even Linux servers running common email services often set up >>> their default mailbox size to 250MB. >>> >>> The fact is, you have no idea how much storage any client’s mailbox >>> might have in it. Like voicemail, lots of people don’t bother deleting >>> stuff until someone tells them they got an email bounced back saying their >>> mailbox is full. Shoving a bunch of humonguous files at them is a surefire >>> way to piss them off. >>> >>> >>> The whole world is moving to cloud storage. There’s a reason: you don’t >>> have to be responsible for (managing) the hosting! >>> >>> Maybe this article will help: >>> >>> http://www.zdnet.com/article/whats-the-best-cloud-storage-for-you/ >>> >>> >>> One more that I’d suggest if you want to host something at your home or >>> office: >>> >>> http://tonido.com >>> >>> >>> The only problem with hosting something like Tonido at home is that, >>> while the time to upload a gig or two of data to the device is fairly fast >>> FOR YOU over your local network, anybody OUTSIDE of your local network will >>> have to suffer through whatever your ISP’s upload throttle is set to — >>> 10-20 megs is “fast” for most plans these days, and will result in several >>> hours per gig. >>> >>> Your best bet, IMHO, is to use a cloud-based service like Dropbox that >>> lets you send a link to individual files or folders to your client. They >>> get the benefit of full-bandwidth downloads without the penalty of having >>> their mailbox “mail-bombed” by your huge payloads that might not even fit. >>> >>> BTW, Dropbox has a nice feature whereby if you send a link to a folder >>> that contains images, they automatically set up an image browser for you! >>> >>> Also, the MONTHLY cost for most of these services is LESS than the cost >>> to send a DVD disk via overnight mail ONCE. >>> >>> If you’re in this to make money, you should go with the cheapest, most >>> effective option that makes your clients happy. >>> >>> Stuffing huge files into their mailbox might be cheap, but it’s sure not >>> gonna make them happy! (And it will probalby fail more often than not, >>> making them even more unhappy because of the hassle.) >>> >>> Shipping DVDs via overnight mail might not be an issue for your clients, >>> but it sure ain’t cheap. And it’s a hassle for you. >>> >>> -David "The Tool Wiz" Schwartz >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sep 12, 2016, at 6:37 PM, Michael wrote: >>> >>> So the only way I'm going to get the file to them is to physically mail >>> it to them? I don't want to be responsible for hosting them. >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 9:33 PM, Anon Anon >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Email is not the correct format for files that size. Host them on an >>>> external tool like a webserver or ftp server. >>>> >>>> On Sep 12, 2016 6:32 PM, "Michael" wrote: >>>> >>>>> I wrote this email to my email provider and would like to implore the >>>>> PLUG's brain-trust if they know of a way to do this incase my provider >>>>> laughs at me. >>>>> >>>>> Hi. I would like to discuss your limitation of only allowing an email >>>>> to be 25MB. I am a photographer and the images I send my clients totals to >>>>> around 127 MB. I've gotten around your limitation by sending the pictures >>>>> in multiple emails. Unfortunately that is no longer going to work due to >>>>> the fact that I am soon going to be producing videos for my clients. Videos >>>>> , as you may well know, are MUCH larger than photographs. The only way I >>>>> see a way around the 25MB limitation is to host the videos on an external >>>>> website (I'm thinking Google Drive) but I would really much rather give >>>>> them what they are paying me for. As such I would like for you to increase >>>>> the maximum allowed size for me. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >