My daughter has been trying to send me a 30-second video of our new grandson but her email keeps getting rejected by NTL, my ISP, because the file is too big. I subscribe to their 2MB broadband service but they have not responded to my email asking if there is a way around this problem. Peter Bowen
Email wasn't designed for sending video clips, but the alternatives require a little expertise. Your daughter could upload it to a free file hosting service such as Sendspace, RapidShare.de, Uploading.com or YouSendIt -- there are 50 listed at A Big Collection of Free File Hosting. She can then mail the file's download address and password to you and as many friends as she likes, and you can download it at your leisure. For privacy, it would be better to compress (eg zip) and password protect the video file before uploading it. Your daughter also needs to keep the link needed to delete the video, though most sites delete files automatically after a specified period.
