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emailing large files
by phalli2227 - 9/6/05 6:26 AMI'm using an Emachines 1.80, 40 gig HD, 256 memory, OS is Win XP/SP2. Scanner is Packard Bell Diamond 1200 Plus, used with Photo Express 3.0 SE.
I'm trying to send a 200 page book by email, but each page when scanned to a desktop folder through Photo Express is 10mb each. When I use OCR I get each page down to 1.6MB. My email client has a limit of 20MB. Compressing files takes a page from 10MB down to 7MB, not helpful.
Recipient's email client might not accept large files, and also, seeing multiple emails from me, might read my emails as spam?
Any advice out there?
Re: emailing large files
by Kees Bakker
- 9/6/05 7:05 AM
In reply to: emailing large files by phalli2227
Read through this recent discussion in this forum: http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6122-0.html?forumID=44&threadID=123822&messageID=1402898
No need to repeat the arguments.
A two-sided (or even one-sided) good old photocopy sent by snail mail probably would be appropiate also, especially if there's a chance the receiver will print everything out to read it anyway. The postman still comes, you know.
Kees
FTP, Bittorrent...
by - 9/6/05 7:11 AM In reply to: emailing large files by phalli2227Either of these would work.
But if you're getting 10MB/page, then there's something wrong with the settings you're using. Start by using GIF format, since it's limited to 256 colors, many times it's smaller. It should work well if all you're doing is text. Some programs might even have a special black and white option, to further get the size down.
Regardless, just set up an FTP server or use Bittorrent to move the files. It'd probably be just as fast as using email, no risk of any relay along the way rejecting it, you're not clogging up email relays, delaying other people's messages, etc.
Azureus is a great Bittorrent client that has its own tracker and can create torrent files. Otherwise, there's probably dozens of free FTP servers out there you can pick from. Your needs are not very great, so don't worry much about any limitations programs may have. Either would be a much more efficient way of moving files.
Emailing large files
by Racko - 9/6/05 7:11 AM In reply to: emailing large files by phalli2227WinZip is capable of splitting a large file into smaller files. Of course, both users must have WinZip, but I believe that it is free for trial.
Dave in The Ozarks
You need to. . .
by Coryphaeus - 9/6/05 7:29 AM In reply to: emailing large files by phalli2227convert these pages to an actual Word document.
What you're actually seeing is a graphics, probably a .tif file that is just like a .bmp or .jpg file and these can be huge.
Do some investigating with your software and look for a conversion utility to convert it to a .doc file.
Wayne
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Sounds like there might be COPYRIGHT issues...
by Edward ODaniel - 9/6/05 2:11 PM In reply to: emailing large files by phalli2227there.
MOST books copyright do not allow them to be reproduced by copying in whole or part except for limited portions covered under fair use terms in copyright law.
sounds like there could be even BIGGER issues
by Rake - 9/6/05 2:39 PM In reply to: Sounds like there might be COPYRIGHT issues... by Edward ODanielan OCRd typewritten page is approximately 1800 characters and thus less than 2k. if ends up being 1.6MB then it probably contains high-definition blueprints. and we all know where sending blueprints leads...
hopefully it's just a book of matches.
sounds like there could be even BIGGER issues
by phalli2227 - 9/6/05 4:21 PM In reply to: sounds like there could be even BIGGER issues by RakeHi,
Thanks all for replies, help is appreciated. I'll go for .doc extension suggestion, but will certainly work my way through the rest.
Sorry, I did not have the time to check archives (May) as these CNet forums are very busy.
Copyright - I always get author's permission before using material, but thanks for concern.
Bigger issues, I hope I have none, have quite an array of anti-spyware, anti-malware, anti-virus, anti-spam, and firewall applications on this PC, but I'll do another check, just to be sure.
Snail mail - cost is (to me) prohibitive, as I am in Glasgow, and recipient is in Australia.
Again, thanks all, for making my first visit to Cnet Forums such a positive experience.
Pete in Glasgow
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