I'm looking for a way to allow a user to upload a large file (~1gb) to my unix server using a web page and browser.

There are a lot of examples that illustrate how to do this with a traditional post request, however this doesn't seem like a good idea when the file is this large.

I'm looking for recommendations on the best approach.

Bonus points if the method includes a way of providing progress information to the user.

For now security is not a major concern, as most users who will be using the service can be trusted. We can also assume that the connection between client and host will not be interrupted (or if it is they have to start over).