SHARING FILES - problems...

[Brian Lawson]

Hi, may I suggest www.driveway.com similar but more reliable. If you host on
someone website then they have to receive everyones file and then upload,
whereas these file sharing sites allow for the individual to post what they
want. Stick with it.

Brian Lawson, RPT
Johannesburg, South Africa



----- Original Message -----
From: "Michel Lachance" <michel_lachance@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: SHARING FILES - problems...


> Tony,
>
> I don't think that you were the problem.  It appears that XDrive is not
> reliable enough for that kind of purpose.  I had another account with them
> and I just found out that it is not only wipped out, it does not even
exist
> anymore!
>
> I agree with you, I think that there is a need for sharing files among
> technicians and it would be worth trying once more.  However, I believe
that
> this should be done on a real website.  Anyone want to endeavor?
>
> Michel Lachance, RPT
>
>
> >Hi Michel
> >
> >a few days ago whilst I was attempting to upload a file to this drive,
the
> >thingy started playing up.  then a notice came on that a problem had
> >occurred on the system and that they are endeavouring to fix it.
> >
> >Twould appear that I (as usual) am the cause of the problem.  The idea is
> >good and worthwhile and is worth trying again.  the associated blurb does
> >say that one of the uses of the Xdrive is for sharing files so I don't
> >think
> >that is the problem, but, possibly because it happened when the file was
> >open, the file became corrupt and had to be deleted.
> >
> >Try again
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >
> >Tony Caught ICPTG
> >Australia
> >caute@optusnet.com.au
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Michel Lachance <michel_lachance@hotmail.com>
> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 10:34 AM
> >Subject: SHARING FILES - problems...
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hi List,
> > >
> > > Few days ago I have set up a virtual drive account on the net where
> > > technicians could share any kind of files about piano technology.  Few
> > > technicians had already contributed by uploading files and even piano
> >picts.
> > >
> > > For an unknown reason, the drive is now empty and all the
contributions
> >are
> > > lost...  I guess this was not a so good idea and I think I should
close
> >the
> > > virtual hard drive account.
> > >
> > > Thanks anyway for the folks who has visited the place and uploaded few
> > > things, and my apologies about the lost files.  Really don't know what
> > > happened.
> > >
> > > Michel Lachance, RPT
> > >
> > >
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