Adding large attachments to e-mails is still something that most of us steer clear of if we don’t want to wait half an hour for them to upload or crash your mail server. Most web based services such as Hotmail or Gmail won’t even let you upload large files although I don’t advise even trying it unless you want to hang your e-mail client.
If you’re working on a network and want to share large files with other users, then it’s far better to place them on a shared drive. However, if that’s not an option then try Filemail which allows you to send attachments of up to 2GB in size absolutely free. When you surf into Filemail, it takes you immediately to an e-mail compose screen so there’s no annoying registration procedure to go through – just start composing and off you go. The maximum attachment size is 2GB although you can upload multiple files at once.
However, it doesn’t work quite like a conventional e-mail client. Once the files are uploaded, they are encrypted using 128bit AES algorithm and a small e-mail is delivered to the recipients, containing a short message from you and a hyperlink where the files can be downloaded. After the specified number of days or number of downloads has expired, the files are removed completely from Filemail’s servers. The only downside is that it can be a bit slow when uploading files but this is a far superior solution to trying to send bulky e-mails or sign up for registration only upload sites.
