I'm sure Google didn't intend to have their email storage serve as an all-purpose file backup system but I suppose it'll do. You could also use it to store your your Legacy Multemedia.
I'll have to try to send my 38Mb Backup and my 68Mb Multimedia Backup although I suspect my ISP might object to those attachment sizes ...
As a side note, I wouldn't want to store any private/confidential data on a third party server unless it was secure. ZIP files can be password protected. Perhaps the kind Millennia folks could implement that functionality. Meanwhile, you could ZIP your backup into a 128 or 256 bit password protected ZIP before archiving it on a third party's server.
At 2005-08-08 03:44 PM, you wrote:
Jim: Most "free" email programs have a maximum attachment size for sending emails. GMAIL and YAHOO-MAIL allow up to 10 megabytes (MB) in size. With a program like AOL, I've been able to send up to 14MB. Not sure what the maximum is. Another factor is the maximum server space allowed for all emails sent/received/stored. GMAIL allows 2.5 gigabytes (GB) and Yahoo has 1.0 GB. My Legacy Backup file is currently around 2MB. I have 4035 individuals. This does not include any of the photos, scanned files, etc. So in this case, I could definitely email myself a copy of my Legacy backup file. Nice idea! Susan On 8/8/05, J & K Sindberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > LUGers, > > When I saw the Alastair's email below in my > Legacy folder, I thought of previous emails, > forum notes, etc. which talked about using Gmail > and the like as storage for backups. > My understanding is that every so often. > one sends oneself an email with a Legacy > backup attached. The email is stored for > a few months on the server, out of harms > way, hopefully. > > Has any LUGer used Gmail, Yahoo mail, etc. > for backup storage? How did you do it? > > I think I should like to try Gmail for this purpose. > I would think I could set up a folder just for > Legacy backups and Gmail would deposit them > there (or at least the subject lines there). > My email server is very small and can't handle > much more than I currently do. > > Thanks, Tak, Danke, > JimS > One whose upper and lower ranks have the > same desires will more likely be victorious. Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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