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Hello there people, I'm recently going trough some monetary issues...

What i need is a free ftp server with at least 1-5Gb space, ability to upload files larger than 800 megs and bandwidth limit superior of 10 gb...

Yes I know cloud services will do nicely, still i really need an ftp server.

I know it's a lot to ask but if anyone knows any server like this please tell me.

Thanks in advance.

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Curious why you think you need ftp? But here is a site that provides ftp access to any of the cloud services - its a one time $20 fee after you get your free account. http://storagemadeeasy.com/CloudFTP/

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^ for ftp maybe, but those requirements are met by like every single FREE cloud provider are they not?

I am really curious to the reason for the required ftp - its kind of dying protocol with cloud space becoming common everywhere. Its a difficult protocol with the control and data channels on different ports, active vs passive and all the nats and multiple nats on both server and client sides. You can do some stuff with SSL to remove the security issues of clear text username passwords. But this again can get complicated because ftp helpers can not see the info to allow the connections through nats while inside a ssl tunnel, etc. SFTP (ssh) is a better solution to ftp stuff in general - but its for some crazy reason never really hit mainstream use.

Which can prob be explained with easy secure SSL/TLS access using any web browser to space in the cloud.

So why is ftp actually required - maybe its not? And we can give the user a better solution?

http://www.square7.ch/

7 GB Space, no Bandwidth Limit,

although it is more a website for webspace, you can still use it for FTP (also you can set up multiple accounts (max. 20) for different folders).

I know it's German, just use a translator if needed (should be self-explanatory though).

Free FTP

imho there's only one way to get a real deal and it involves buying a hosting solution. (why would anyone give out a service which costs money (hardware + internet access costs) for free?)

MEGA is under fire already by Robert King CEO of StopFileLockers, plus i read something about his advert hijacking scheme (http://extratorrent.com/article/2697/new+megaupload+promised+ad+service+hijacking+your+browser.html)

Also alot of servers normally limit the upload size of a file, 800mb sounds rather large imo and would be hard to get something like that for "free".

Thanks for all the help/advise for the moment I will use http://powrhost.com/ as i'm unemployed and i have a household to sustain i cant afford to spend a penny in hosting. Let's see if in a near future I can get a job and pay the bills properly and then I can buy ftp space.

Once again thanks to you all!

Is that the correct url?

"http://powrhost.com/" has been blocked by the <snipped> Web Security URL Filter Database. The URL is listed under categories (Spam URLs), which are not allowed by your administrator at this time. The following reputation level was assigned to it: Suspicious.

So you want to use a site that webfiltering blocks?

Thanks for all the help/advise for the moment I will use http://powrhost.com/ as i'm unemployed and i have a household to sustain i cant afford to spend a penny in hosting. Let's see if in a near future I can get a job and pay the bills properly and then I can buy ftp space.

Once again thanks to you all!

That site - even without anything telling me - looks cheesy and suspicious as hell...

Glassed Silver:mac

Still not one mention of why he thinks he needs "ftp" To be honest I doubt it is - there are always different ways to skin the cat, I would like to know why ftp is the only method of skinning this particular cat ;)

Still not one mention of why he thinks he needs "ftp" To be honest I doubt it is - there are always different ways to skin the cat, I would like to know why ftp is the only method of skinning this particular cat ;)

Host companies have FTP server along with web server such as apache.. for example, you want to use FTP so you could upload site data to be seen by public... so your administrator can setup an ftp account for you. even the setup files for anyone to download from the web... ie: ftp://domain.com/files/firefox.exe or http://domain.com/files/firefox.exe ... something like that.

Please note the links that I mentioned above, those are not real... Neowin changed from text to hyperlink by itself.

user with less than 10 posts, asks for ridiculous requirements for free, then miraculously finds a host that suits his needs perfectly!

Sounds like a bad attempt at advertising to me

inb4 powrhost is OP's crappy site

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I agree with you hosting companies normally provide ftp or sftp or webdav or web gui as way of managing files on your host site. But the OP mad no mention of just free hosting site.

He only mentions being able to ftp 800MB file - not that this 800MB file would then be on some website mysite.tld etc.

Details of what exactly he believes he needs ftp for would go along way into helping us suggest solutions to what he is wanting to do. Most free webhosts are more than likely going to be a lot lower than 5GB of space?

If the files will ultimately be available via http, why does he need ftp as method up uploading them - why does the current cloud solutions not work?

Need details of the cat if you want actual help in finding the best skinning method!

edit: Guth makes a good point, it could be just a spamming method for this crap site he says he is going with.

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user with less than 10 posts, asks for ridiculous requirements for free, then miraculously finds a host that suits his needs perfectly!

Sounds like a bad attempt at advertising to me

inb4 powrhost is OP's crappy site

Not saying OP is this guy, but it's pretty interesting what one WhoIs and a quick Google search on that name returned (second result even, after his own website (?) that just blanks):

http://thenextweb.co...khat-douchebag/

Wouldn't touch Powrhost with any size pole as it looks.

Glassed Silver:mac

Not saying OP is this guy, but it's pretty interesting what one WhoIs and a quick Google search on that name returned (second result even, after his own website (?) that just blanks):

http://thenextweb.co...khat-douchebag/

Wouldn't touch Powrhost with any size pole as it looks.

Glassed Silver:mac

haha I just left whois and was going to google when I saw your post :)

Just in case, sorry OP if you are not advertising via asking a question first then answering it yourself. This does look fishy though.

user with less than 10 posts, asks for ridiculous requirements for free, then miraculously finds a host that suits his needs perfectly! Sounds like a bad attempt at advertising to me inb4 powrhost is OP's crappy site

You do make a point...

@ OP update us?

Check powrhost twitter:

#GuilhermeLeicam and located in portugal and other portugal related stuff...

OPs info:

Location: Ovar, Aveiro, Portugal

Too fishy...

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