Dynamic FTP System

Most browsers cannot provide functionality that would allow you to send uploads larger than 2 GB. IIS rejects upload requests with content-length headers that describe the request as being 2 GB or greater. There are work arounds like file chuckers but just stay tuned as we are working on the Dynamic FTP System Pro which will have a client and no file transfer limit at all.

Windows XP has a built in FTP client (no need to buy additional FTP software), which is used by Internet Explorer to access FTP sites as if they were folders on your own computer.
Simply enter the address of the FTP server into the address bar / location bar of Internet Explorer:
i.e. FTP://xx.xxx.xxx.xx (whereas the “x” is a number / IP address) or FTP://theFTPserverDomain.com

It all depends on your Internet connection speed. Below are some “eyeball” formulas to get an idea. Remember that 80% of all Internet connections vary during a download or upload.
Here’s the breakdown on file sizes:
b = bits (eight bits to a byte)
B = bytes (file sizes are normally expressed in bytes)
Kb = kilobits = thousands of bits
Kb/s = kilobits per second = thousands of bits per second
Mb = megabits = millions of bits
Mb/s = megabits per second = millions of bits per second
MB = megabytes = millions of bytes

Here are estimated Internet connection speeds:
56k dial-up modem ==> upload and download approx. 3.0 min per MB
DSL ==> upload 2 MB per minute (approximately 260 Kb/s), download 10 MB per minute [approximately 1,300 Kb/s]
Standard cable (1.5 Mb/s system) ==> upload 2 MB per minute (approx. 260 Kb/s), download 10 MB per minute (approx. 1,300 Kb/s)
High speed cable (3.0 Mb/s system) ==> upload 4 MB per minute (approx. 512 Kb/s), download 20 MB per minute (approx. 2,600 Kb/s)

With file transmissions via ftp there are two different variants:
BINARY:
You must use this mode for everything that contains binary data as pictures and other files that are not text only – i.e. JPG, GIF, BMP, ZIP extensions.
ASCII:
This mode is used for transferring text files. If the server is running on Linux you must use this mode for text files as the line endings are different. The ASCII-mode should be used for HTM, MTML, TXT, PL and CGI extensions among others.
You will know if you picked the wrong mode as the files will not work or look right.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is the simplest and most secure way to exchange files over the Internet.
Whether you know it or not, you most likely used FTP before.
The most common use for FTP is to download/upload files from/to the Internet. Because of this, FTP is the backbone for transferring large files that are too big to e-mail.
When downloading a file from the Internet you’re actually transferring the file to your computer from another computer via the Internet.
You may not know where the computer is located that the file is coming from but you most likely know it’s Internet address or IP address.

Most standard FTP software is not secure because the user name and password is transmitted “in the open”.
There are more advanced (and more expensive) FTP clients that offer 128-bit encryption.
You only need an encryption key and install the Dynamic FTP System on https in order to protect your data during the transfer.

Remember that most FTP Clients are designed for the computer savvy person and you need to be familiar with the directory structure of both; your computer and your web server or ftp server.
Configuring access rights for other FTP users can be time consuming and tricky at times, too.
I suggest you use a simple web based FTP Program if you only want to share audio files (i.e. the concert of your daughters school performance). That’s why we released the Dynamic FTP System – it is super simple to share large files and setup users within seconds. Besides, you’ll always know who downloaded which file via the build in e-mail notification system.

An FTP Client is a program or software that is designed to transfer files back-and-forth between two computers over the Internet or even over an Intranet. It needs to be installed on your computer and can transfer files with a running Internet connection.
The typical FTP Client look is a two-pane design. The pane on the left displays the files on your computer and the pane on the right displays the files on the remote computer.