It's not uncommon to occasionally need to send large files or documents
to someone. And although an email attachment may seem like the obvious
solution, it is important to know that Zingerman's does impose some size
limits concerning email attachments. Zingerman's limits the size of both
incoming and outgoing attachments to just 8 Megabytes. It's not just us
either; almost all corporations and email services impose such limits in an
effort to prevent a single piece of email from overloading their capacity.
We believe that our limits are high enough that the normal use of email is
preserved while remaining far enough under the industry standard limitations
to ensure receivability. Fortunately there are quite a few alternatives to
sending large files over the Internet, one of them being a FREE service
called Dropload.
Dropload is a place for you to drop your files off and have them picked
up by someone else at a later time. Recipients you specify are sent an email
with instructions on how to download the file. Files are removed from the
system after 7 days, regardless if they have been picked up or not. You can
upload any type of file, mp3, movies, docs, and pdfs, up to 100MB each.
Recipients can be anyone with an email address
http://www.dropload.com
As a first time user of Dropload you will need to create an account by
clicking the 'signup now' link on the Dropload home page. After entering a
few details and clicking the 'create account' button an email will be sent
to your mailbox that will contain instructions on how to activate your
account. After activating your account, you are now ready to use the
Dropload service.
After logging in there are just 4 easy steps to sending a file to someone.
1. Enter a recipient's email address in the 'To' field or click on the
button labeled 'Previous' to choose from a list of previous recipients.
2. Click 'Browse' then highlight the file you wish to send and click 'open'
3. You can also enter a personal message to the recipient in the 'Note'
field
4. Click 'Drop it'
A popup window will appear and give the status of the file upload. (Larger
files can take several minutes)
Once the upload has completed the recipient will receive an e-mail similar
to the one below. All the recipient needs to do is to follow the link and
download the file.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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FROM: dropload@dropload.com
SUBJECT: jdoe@zingermans.com has sent you a file.
A file named "test.txt" has been placed in a temporary location for you by
Jane Doe. (jdoe@zingermans.com). If you trust this person and wish to accept
this file, click or paste this link into your browser:
http://www.dropload.com/redeem.php?t=b3cb978d04ceb8193ae135fa51b30b9en
<example only>
Jane has attached a note:
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Hello! Here is the file that you have requested, please just follow the link
to download. If you have an trouble receiving the file please let me know.
Jane Doe
Zingerman's Deli
(734) 663-DELI
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You have 7 days to pick up this file. After 7 days it will be deleted. You
can only download the file once, so be sure and save it to your computer
rather than playing or running it from the browser.
If you don't know who Jane is, simply ignore this message and the file will
be erased.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Dropload stuff for free, http://www.dropload.com
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Once the recipient clicks on the link included in the notification email,
they will be forwarded to a web-page containing the file that will be
immediately available for download. It's that simple!
If you should have any questions or concerns regarding your email or the use
of attachments please feel free to contact the IT office at (734) 929-0325
or email us at itsupport@zingermans.com
Brian Kuthy
Zingerman's IT
(734) 929-0325 |  |
