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How to Send Big Files Over The Internet Some files are just too big to send via e-mail. However, you don't have to resort to burning a CD and snail mail. We review the options for getting large files from here to there. Have you ever needed to send someone a large file such as a Photoshop or ISO image? If you have, you know it isn't as simple as it sounds. However, when a file's size makes it too large to send as an e-mail attachment, there are other options. However, many times they more complicated and usually take longer to setup. As a result, a task that should be fairly easy to accomplish becomes a project in and of itself. Recently, I needed to send a file that contained a couple of hundred megabytes of data, so I couldn't transfer it via e-mail. I could afford the time it would take to burn a CD and mail it to the recipient. I was forced to try and find another way. The most efficient thing I could think of was to post it on an FTP server for downloading. FTP, for those of you not be familiar with it, stands for File Transfer Protocol. It uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols to transfer files between computers. FTP is often used to transfer Web page files from their creator's computer to the hosting provider. FTP is also commonly used to download programs and other files to your computer from your favorite shareware sites. Key Terms To Understanding How to Transfer Files file A collection of data or information that has a name, called the filename. Almost all information stored in a computer must be in a file. attachment A file attached to an e-mail message. burn Slang term meaning to write data to a CD-ROM. FTP Short for File Transfer Protocol, the protocol for exchanging files over the Internet. The problem was that I didn't have access to an FTP server from my home office, which meant I would have to setup one from scratch. The biggest drawback with this approach