[TriLUG] Ot: File Transfer

[Ron Joffe]

On Thursday 16 June 2005 14:42, Mark Freeze wrote:
> I just had a client ask me a few questions about file transfer and I
> wanted to ask everyone for ideas on the best way to handle the
> situation:
>
> They are a 100% Mac shop and they want to transfer me a 16Gb text
> file.  If I have a dedicated T1 and so do they, how long might the
> transfer take assuming that I download the file from their ftp server?
>
> If I were to use my 30gb notebook usb drive, (that I currently use
> with my XP machines) could they just plug it into their systems and
> copy the file over?  I think that the drive is formatted with ntfs.
> (This may be a silly question but I know nothing about Mac's, their
> filesystems, etc...)
>
> Thanks,
> Mark.

I would recommend splitting the file up (using split) into something like 100 
Meg files and then cating them back together on your side. 

Ron