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Create file-sharing links with Zapr
Zapr lets you create links to files on your PC, and then send them out to friends and contacts via email or IM. These links that are sent are a direct conduit to your computer. The recipient of the link can then view the files directly in their browser.
Sharing folders with friends and contacts sounds pretty simple. Simply drag and drop your folder into Zapr. Zapr then creates a special link you can send out to friends. Zapr file links are made by setting up your friends contact info, and dragging the file onto Zapr, which spits out a special link that your friend can open and view in a browser. The specific file is then downloaded through the browser window, with no file size or attachment restrictions. There is only one drawback. It's currently for users on Windows XP only. Zapr is currently in beta, and it's free to sign up.

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Alex Ezell said 6:10PM on 8-21-2006
The one drawback I see with this is that it advertises very prominently my IP address in the URL to which it eventually points the downloading user. So, it seems that Zapr is a nice wrapper around a purpose-built HTTP server which is all well and good but doesn't seem terribly secure, scalable or fast.
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Mick said 8:03PM on 8-21-2006
Hi Alex, yep, you're right, that's good feedback. We're working on some ways to improve this in the next version so we'll hopefully get it nailed. Zapr is a personal sharing tool for friends, family and colleagues, so hopefully the trust is high from the start.
In terms of scalable and fast, it's p2p and p2web so you have flexibilty. p2p features coming soon too.
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