Sharing Made Easy

Hafsa Ahsan recommends Upload.sc, a website that is handy when trying to send heavy attachments in emails

How many times have you gritted your teeth in sheer frustration because the email service you use refused to send your attachment?

How hard do you have to work to zip your documents and compress your photographs just because you know your email server will not let heavy files get through easily?

If the above accurately spells out your predicament, then you definitely need to access a website which can easily send your attachments, and Upload.sc is one of the options you can avail.

This website is extremely handy and the best part is that there is no hassle here. All you have to do is log on to this website, select the file from your computer, specify the email address of the individual for whom the file is intended and hit Send. It is actually as simple as that. You need not reveal your email address or describe the file. But yes, you can enter a personalised message for your intended recipient lest s/he discards your email, believing it to be spam.

And if you are wondering what the catch might be in this whole procedure, then do remember that the file size has a limit. Unfortunately, you cannot use this website to email files which are more than 100 MB in size. This does eliminate heavy videos – but no worries, 100 MB is quite a lot and does indicate that you can send large files without much hassle.

Apart from the file sending facility, this website has an extensive help section which will guide you through the process, and help you in case you run into any glitches. You can also discover new things about using the website here. For instance, there is no such thing as the maximum number of files you can upload in one day. You can upload and send as many files as you like in just one sitting. There is also the facility of sending one file to multiple recipients.

As far as the layout of the website is concerned, it is done very simply with bright colours on a white background. There is absolutely no clutter here – no intruding advertisements on pop-ups. However, there are a few things that do not work, like the “Report Abuse” link on the sidebar – with a facility like this, there is always the chance of abuse as people might send pirated files to others; or some people might use this facility to spam a large number of people. In such a scenario, it is vitally important for the Report Abuse option to work properly.

Secondly, the website does not mention the kind of policy that it follows. People have to enter the email addresses of their intended recipients and even though most of them would not care, it is important that it is stated somewhere that the webmasters will not sell these email addresses to a third-party.

But, apart from these minor glitches, this website is definitely a useful one and come in handy when the email server fails to deliver. To upload and email heavy files, log onto http://www.upload.sc/