Send files
Use this page to create a file "package," that is, compose a message and add the files that you want to send, and to send it. For an introduction to this application, see What is Ad Hoc Transfer?
- First, you enter the intended recipients, a subject, and optionally a note.
- . This is your email address, as set in your WS_FTP server account. If your email address is not shown here, you need to enter it. Contact your Administrator to have this set in your WS_FTP Server user account.
- . This is the field for recipients’ email addresses. You can enter multiple addresses, separated by a comma.
- . This is the subject heading appearing in the email. It is also used to identify the package in the list of active packages.
- . This is a note that appears in the recipient's email message along with the link to the Download Files page, where the recipient can view and download files.
- Next, you add the files that you want to send.
To add a file, click next to the box. The File Upload window opens and shows a recently accessed folder on your computer. Navigate to the appropriate folder and select the file, then click . The file is added to the box.
You can add more files in the same way, up to the limit of the available file boxes.
To display an additional file box, click .
Each file package (note plus files) you create will use the default Send options, unless you override a default setting by setting it in the or on this page.
- Optionally, set or change the options. To display options, click the plus sign . Click again to hide the options.
The options are described below:
- . Requires the recipient to enter the password below in order to access the Download Files page, where the recipient can view and download files.
You (the sender) will need to provide the recipient with the appropriate password by sending it via a separate email, a phone call, fax, etc., in accordance with your organization's security policy.
- . Uses a system-generated, strong password, which will be used only for this file package. The password will be displayed on this page.
Depending on the setting for your Ad Hoc Transfer server, you may or may not see the features that allow you to set a password.
- . Uses the password you enter below, which will be used only for this file package.
- . Enter the password you want to use. Click to hide the password; click again to show the password.
- . Saves the password to use when sending subsequent packages.
- Optionally, change the notification or expiration . To show the options, click. Click again to hide the options.
You may be able to set the following options, depending on how the administrator has configured Ad Hoc Transfer.
- . When the recipient downloads a file from the Download Files page, send an email notification (to the sender) that the download has occurred.
- . The length of time, in days or hours, recipients have to download a given file. This can be set to a value up to the , which is set by the Administrator.
- . The number of times recipients may download a given transferred file. This can be set to a value up to the , which is set by the Administrator.
- Click . The package is sent, the Send files page closes and returns you to the page, where you can review the status of the package.
If you exceed the Send Files limits set by your administrator, the file package will not be sent, and you will see an error message stating the reason it failed.
Your administrator has assigned limits for the Send Files capacity. A status message in this section shows your available disk space, your total number of files allowed, and your total files sent.