What is the easiest way to do a direct file transfer of an extremely large file over the Internet?
- by Kenneth Cochran
I would like to transfer a 20+ GB file to a friend. I would like it to:
Be fast
Ensure data integrity
Not require opening ports in either end's firewall
Be free
Not broadcast the file's existence to everyone on the Internet
I've looked a several technologies and nothing seems to fit:
Gnutella, BitTorrent, et al. satisfies 1, 2 and 4
JetBytes... 1, 3, 4 and 5
Yahoo Messenger, AIM, etc. 3, 4 and 5
FTP, SFTP... 1?, 4 and 5
rsync... 1, 2, 4 and 5
For a file this size speed and data integrity are the most important. No one wants a 20 GB file to fail a MD5 check after spending two days downloading it. Is there anything that meets all these requirements?