Uploading documents to a web page?

[tutusue]

Ok, let's see if I can explain this even half articulately! As the manager of one of our industry's list serves I've been asked to find a way for members to easily upload docs to a web page in a way they can be easily downloaded and opened by other members. This, in lieu of allowing attachments to the email. The only example I can offer is Yahoo!Groups. But, we're not a Yahoo group and have our list serve hosted by lava.net.

Will greatly appreciate your thoughts. I'm so out of my techie league with this!

[anapuni808]

Re: Uploading documents to a web page?

I manage a website that uses godaddy.com as it's server. We have a group on Yahoogroups.com that has worked well for about 4 years now. I don't think it matters what server you use to have a Yahoo (or Google) group. But maybe someone else knows more about it?

[scrivener]

Re: Uploading documents to a web page?

What kinds of documents are you talking about? If they're word-processing files, slide shows, or spreadsheets, I recommend Google Docs. You can work on stuff collaboratively (even in real time!) and set access only to invited people.

[Creative-1]

Re: Uploading documents to a web page?

I use www.MediaFire.com

You can upload files of up to 100 MB for free. You can then let anyone or selected people download them.

Instead of printing lots of copies of things for my class, I often upload and let them download.

I also record classes so students who missed them can download them and catch up.

[tutusue]

Re: Uploading documents to a web page?

I use www.MediaFire.com
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This looks like it'll do the trick. Thanks, Bob.

[Mike_Lowery]

Re: Uploading documents to a web page?

I use:

sendspace.com
rapidshare.com
megaupload.com
zshare.com


useful for pr0n too.

[Mattias]

Re: Uploading documents to a web page?

I'd say Google Docs. Or if you are building a website you can use Joomla and then a plugin called DocMan. Otherwise, if you have money to spend and are doing more than docs....projects and such you should check out Basecamp. Good luck! Did you end up with MediaFire? Tell us your experience.

[tutusue]

Re: Uploading documents to a web page?

No experience yet. I turned the suggestions over to the decision makers and that's as far as it's gone! And, no, we're not building a web site! Not that I know of, at least!

[i-hungry]

Re: Uploading documents to a web page?

Are the documents private?

[tutusue]

Re: Uploading documents to a web page?

For the most part the docs aren't private. It's just that so many of the members on the list serve object to anything extraneous coming into their in boxes!