Re: Sharing files

["Bradley, Stephen" <bradlesw () MIAMIOH EDU>]

We use File Locker from Purdue University.

http://filelocker2.sourceforge.net/


On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Brandon Payne <brandon.j.payne () svcc edu>wrote:

> What is everyone else doing for sharing important files between two
> employee users (not a whole department)? When I say important, I mean,
> these files may contain communication about a particular student, business
> data, etc. We have Google Apps so we try and communicate that these types
> of files should not be sent through email. Using usb drives is inefficient
> and insecure as these could be personal usb drives brought from home that
> now has business data. We do utilize network shares but there may be more
> individuals that would be able to view these files if placed there and we
> would like to avoid duplicating files between network shares.
>
> I've seen a few online services that does this like RapidShare, Hotfile,
> Dropbox for Business, etc. but would it be better to have something hosted
> on campus that we can get more control over with what data stays on campus
> and not some place out there on the Internet?
>
> To add, We've looked at 7zip and Winzip however, the issue with putting a
> password on a file is users not documenting passwords and having to refer
> back to this file after that person leaves.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Brandon Payne
> Technical Support Specialist
> Sauk Valley Community College



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