Anyone know of any free FTP hosting services?

Thought I would try re-sending the post with a different subject as the
previous one (Free FTP Hosting) could have been mistaken as spam.

Can anyone tell me of any free ftp hosting services that allow file
sizes up to 1mb (compressed) and (optionally) allow .zip, .exe and .dll
files to be uploaded.
I have tried a few services already but the maximum file size was 500kb
and .zip & .exe files weren't allowed.

I don't need any web services, just ftp.

Regards,
Tony

On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:21:12 +0100, Tony Foreman
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Thought I would try re-sending the post with a different subject as the
> previous one (Free FTP Hosting) could have been mistaken as spam.
>
> Can anyone tell me of any free ftp hosting services that allow file
> sizes up to 1mb (compressed) and (optionally) allow .zip, .exe and .dll
> files to be uploaded.
> I have tried a few services already but the maximum file size was 500kb
> and .zip & .exe files weren't allowed.
>
> I don't need any web services, just ftp.

It's not FTP but it is free and does allow unlimited sharing of files of
unlimited size; two out of three ain't so bad:

http://www.sendthisfile.com/

Tony

"Tony Foreman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:eds4s2$l3v$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thought I would try re-sending the post with a different subject as the
> previous one (Free FTP Hosting) could have been mistaken as spam.
>
> Can anyone tell me of any free ftp hosting services that allow file sizes
> up to 1mb (compressed) and (optionally) allow .zip, .exe and .dll files to
> be uploaded.
> I have tried a few services already but the maximum file size was 500kb
> and .zip & .exe files weren't allowed.
>
> I don't need any web services, just ftp.

I have a private FTP server running, on cable broadband,that is currently
idle, was thinking of shutting it down. Since it's running on a pc that also
runs my mailserver, it could easily be left running, if it's of any use to
you, subject to all the usual caveats, no porn etc, you know the thing ;-)

P.

Tony Foreman wrote:
> Thought I would try re-sending the post with a different subject as the
> previous one (Free FTP Hosting) could have been mistaken as spam.
>
> Can anyone tell me of any free ftp hosting services that allow file
> sizes up to 1mb (compressed) and (optionally) allow .zip, .exe and .dll
> files to be uploaded.
> I have tried a few services already but the maximum file size was 500kb
> and .zip & .exe files weren't allowed.
>
> I don't need any web services, just ftp.
>
> Regards,
> Tony

Tony,

Did you already check from http://www.getbroadband-online.co.uk/ by
typing free ftp hosting onto search field? Hope this will help
you...pappa

Anthony R. Gold wrote:

>
> It's not FTP but it is free and does allow unlimited sharing of files of
> unlimited size; two out of three ain't so bad:
>
> http://www.sendthisfile.com/
>
> Tony

Thanks but this is not really what I was looking for.
I need ftp because I have a program that updates itself by connecting to
a ftp site and downloading any updated files.

Regards,
Tony

Flyer wrote:
>
> I have a private FTP server running, on cable broadband,that is currently
> idle, was thinking of shutting it down. Since it's running on a pc that also
> runs my mailserver, it could easily be left running, if it's of any use to
> you, subject to all the usual caveats, no porn etc, you know the thing ;-)
>
> P.
>

Well it's definitely not porn. It's actually for a program that updates
itself by connecting to a ftp site and downloading any updated files.
Thanks for your offer but I'm not quite ready to set everything in
motion yet - would you please send me an email (to the above less
NOSPAM) with your email address so I can contact you when I'm ready to
start - assuming you still have the ftp server running of course.

Once again thanks for the offer
Regards,
Tony

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Did you already check from http://www.getbroadband-online.co.uk/ by
> typing free ftp hosting onto search field? Hope this will help
> you...pappa
>

Haven't tried that one but have tried umpteen others that give you a
list of free sites until you get to the actual site and find that it
isn't really free!
Anyway, thanks - I'll have a look to see if any will meet my requirements.

Regards,
Tony

On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:27:43 +0100, Tony Foreman
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Thanks but this is not really what I was looking for.
> I need ftp because I have a program that updates itself by connecting to
> a ftp site and downloading any updated files.

Can you give some idea of the quantity of storage you will need. I run
many FTP servers and may be able to give you an account on one so long as
your maximum storage needs are modest (<100MB). My email address works.

Tony

Tony Foreman <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Can anyone tell me of any free ftp hosting services that allow file
>sizes up to 1mb (compressed) and (optionally) allow .zip, .exe and .dll
>files to be uploaded.

>I don't need any web services, just ftp.

Try http://tinyurl.com/g5sbb signup is free.

I've just uploaded a 17 MB .zip as a test to be sure. I used one of my
ordinary FTP clients (they do provide automated backup, either on a
schedule, or "on the fly" - to keep up with changes to content of one
of your directories and keep the remote copy up-to-date) but that's
not essential (it is some Win XP software, but I have used FTP from
other PCs and my iMac too). Also, while you don't currently need it,
they do allow "web publishing" so files can be downloaded (depends
on the status of your account, however, but you don't need it right
now anyway... They are, of course, concerned about anyone who
breaks copyright restrictions, and their T+C reflect that). HTH.

[ I didn't upload any .dll or .exe files, but see no reason why they
would not be allowed, given one can 'backup' a folder of binaries.

Further note - in case you do want to host files there, choose your
username so it has no "." within it. They allow access to one folder
using formats of www.servicename/web/{username} and
{username}.servicename - but 'servicename' is their name! ]

Anthony R. Gold wrote:

> Can you give some idea of the quantity of storage you will need. I run
> many FTP servers and may be able to give you an account on one so long as
> your maximum storage needs are modest (<100MB). My email address works.

Thanks for your offer but as said in reply to another poster, I'm not
quite ready to set everything in motion yet - if its okay I'll contact
you later.
Storage would be about 75MB max.

Thanks & regards,
Tony