Uploading MP3s

[Cleopatra]

I was wondering if there is a simple way to upload MP3 files.

I want to send a song to a friend but the file is too big and it will jam both our mailboxes.

Is it a way to upload it to a site that provides such a service the way we do with photos?

Thank you.

[Tez]

Heres a way that may not be suitable for you, but may be of use to others. Useful for physics nerds with large amounts of data to shove around the world...

Windows XP comes with the ability to make your computer an ftp server - its just not installed by default. You have to put in the XP CD (or it may only be with XP pro come to think of it), say you want to add new components and then click on "internet information services". One of the sub-services (click "details") is an ftp server.

Once you set up the server by running the wizard (which IIRC is not too hard - though I havent done it for a while) your friend can log into whichever directories you allow on your computer and copy anything in them - if you allow him/her write access they can copy into the directory on the computer. You set them up with s username/password.

Once they've gotten everything you should terminate the ftp server, just in case someone tries to hack it...

[Cleopatra]

Oh dear! :)

Thank you very much Tez.

So, may I suppose that a service that hosts MP3 doesn't exist?

[Tez]

I have no idea if such a service exists Cleopatra - there well may be one (thats probably skirting with the law you know and love somewhere..)

Another possibility is to get a website domain name - say cleopatra.gorgeous.net or similar, and host it with a service that'll give you 200 meg, say, of space. Then you simply upload all the files to that web server and send your friend the http address (sounds expensive but isnt really)..

Failing that, install Kazaa lite and get all the mp3's you want for free ;)

[Brian]

You could burn it onto a cd and mail it to her.

[Cleopatra]

Thanks to both of you :)

After I posted this somebody gave me the idea that my provider can give me the solution and it can indeed.

Thank you very much. If it works I will invite you to listen to my favorite Greek songs :)

[El Greco]

Originally posted by Cleopatra
If it works I will invite you to listen to my favorite Greek songs :)

I think they've already listened more than they can handle, last night at PalTalk :)

[Andonyx]

The other option involves doing business with the Devil Himself and getting AOL instant messenger.

The newest incarnation for the messenger service allows direct connect, which sets up a per-to-peer connection between you and your chat buddy. Giving them an MP3 is as easy as dragging the file into the chat window....

But then....

You have to install an AOL product so...

Think carefully.

[Cleopatra]

Originally posted by El Greco


I think they've already listened more than they can handle, last night at PalTalk :)


Ahhhhh I missed that. You see I am a good girl, I go to sleep early :)

Andonyx You can transfer MP3s via Yahoo messenger too but if your friends are in different time zones... then... you must ask El Greco to do this for you :D

[ShowMe]

Originally posted by Cleopatra
I want to send a song to a friend but the file is too big and it will jam both our mailboxes.

1.) Download ICQ, or Netmeeting, or any one of the dozen or so Instant Messaging services & use the file sharing / file transfer capabilities.

2.) Download a peer to peer file sharing program (such as eMule) and utilize it.

3.) You could temporarily set up your system as an FTP server; I wouldn't recommend using the IIS since it has a lot of security holes. But a quick & easy solution is to load the 3Com FTP server (which can be downloaded from http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/result.jsp?selected=3&sort=fname&sku=3C16710 ) onto your system, then tell your friend your IP number & have them use an FTP program to download it. (You want the 3cs117.zip program).

4.) If your ISP provides web page space see if you can use it to upload your file so your friend can download it. Be warned that some ISP's do not allow copyrighted material on their users web sites, and posting such things may violate the TOS.

[Cleopatra]

Originally posted by ShowMe
4.) If your ISP provides web page space see if you can use it to upload your file so your friend can download it. Be warned that some ISP's do not allow copyrighted material on their users web sites, and posting such things may violate the TOS.

I think that this is what I am going to do thank you very much. In my country the copyright laws extend to a time frame of 10 years. The songs I want to share are much older.

[Jim_MDP]

And lastly… there is a utility made for this exact problem. It creates 'cue' files from mp3s (multiple small pieces for easy e-mailing), so I guess it's called Cue something or other. A search should find the app, I don't use Windows so I really don't know the name.

[El Greco]

Originally posted by Cleopatra


I think that this is what I am going to do thank you very much. In my country the copyright laws extend to a time frame of 10 years. The songs I want to share are much older.

Cleopatra, there is an international copyright for composed music that extends to 70 years (up from 50) from composer's death. Even so, this does not apply to recorded versions of that music, for which recording companies hold the rights (BIEM-IFPI contract). This means that if Kylie Minogue sings Mozart (brrr... this gave me the creeps!) you cannot freely distribute the song just because it's Mozart's music. As for the duration of the performers' and/or producers' rights, it's 50 years. AEPI (Greek copyright society), as a member of BIEM, is binded by the aforementioned contract and by the relevant EU directive (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/openlaw/eldredvashcroft/cyber/eudirct.html).

Now, this is the legal aspect of all this. If you ask me what i think about it... but you better not ask :D

[Ove]

You could simply make a "Group" at Yahoo. It can be done for free and there are a box for files where you can upload your file and your friend than can download it. :D

If you worry about the mp3 debate try renaming the extension to .TXT or something like that and then tell your friend to rename it again. VOILA (as the french sez). ;)

[LuxFerum]

Or maybe you could use a compressor software, like winzip or winace etc, and pack the mp3 to 2 ,3 or more files in the size that you want.
Then you can send by email each one of the files until they start to come back. Then you just wait for him to empty his inbox, and then you can send the rest.
He will have to install the software to unpack those files too.

[Cleopatra]

Thanks for your suggestions.

El Greco, according to the Greek legislation you can distribute music as long as you don't make money out of it or the composer and the producer doesn't lose money from your actions. This is the reason why bars and restaurants in Greece cannot play music without paying a monthly subscription to AEPI. They can't even play radio...

BUT You can host songs in your site if they cannot be downloaded.

[garys_2k]

Originally posted by Ove
You could simply make a "Group" at Yahoo. It can be done for free and there are a box for files where you can upload your file and your friend than can download it. :D

If you worry about the mp3 debate try renaming the extension to .TXT or something like that and then tell your friend to rename it again. VOILA (as the french sez). ;)
Or, just open a Yahoo account. You'll get a "briefcase" with 30 MB of file space for storage. Just share the account name and password and file sharing is a snap.

[Cleopatra]

Originally posted by garys_2k

Or, just open a Yahoo account. You'll get a "briefcase" with 30 MB of file space for storage. Just share the account name and password and file sharing is a snap.


You guys were born criminals :D :D :D

[Ove]

You guys were born criminals

You betta watch out or ill get my uncle and his friends to "lean on you" ;) ;) ;)

[LuxFerum]

Originally posted by Cleopatra
You guys were born criminals :D :D :D
lots of clients here eeh?$$$:D$$$:D$$$

[WildCat]

Does your ISP give you any web space w/ your package? Most ISP's in the US do, it's usually only 10MB or so but that should be enough for an mp3 file. Then just u/l it w/ a free ftp program like Smart FTP (http://www.smartftp.com/download/) and your friend can d/l it from there.

[Cleopatra]

I have come up with a very handy solution some months ago but I forgot to post an update.

This site
www.rapidshare.de but records your IP.

It hosts MP3s and videos as well.

[bigred]

No love for kazaa? Seems that would be as easy as any and no email limitation concerns.

[Ove]

No love for kazaa? Seems that would be as easy as any and no email limitation concerns.

And if you're not very very carefull will fill your computer with 2 ton spyware.:D

[Powa]

Originally posted by Ove
And if you're not very very carefull will fill your computer with 2 ton spyware.:D
Thats true. That's why I use Shareaza. No spyware.