Experts' Expert: Sending Large Files

Nate Herpich addressed this problem in a short item which appeared in the July 31, 2007 Wall Street Journal; it follows.
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Sending Large Files

Problem: Sending files too big for email.

Solution: File hosting services like YouSendIt, Mega Upload, and LeapFile allow you to quickly share files over the Internet that are too large to send in an email. A simple upload procedure (similar to adding an attachment to an email) allows you to store large files on the Web sites' secure servers, where they can be accessed by designated parties for a certain period. An email lets intended recipients know how they can retrieve the files. YouSendIt (www.yousendit.com) offers a free service that users send files of up to 100 MB, enough to hold about several hundred photos. Megaupload (www.megaupload.com) offers a free service that lets users store up to 50 GB of information with a 1GB maximum per download. Leapfile's (www.leapfile.com) basic service is $10 a month and lets users transfer up to 1 GB a month; additional transfers cost five cents per MB.

Caveat: Files may be removed from the sites after a number of downloads or a period of time, so read the fine print carefully.