Have a large file that you need to send to a friend, but don't feel like using YouSendIt or a similar service to get around your email provider's file attachment size limits?For years, folks have been posting enormous files on Usenet (or storing them on floppy disks) by dividing them up into tiny portions using applications like HJSplit. The problem is that you need to use the same application to put Humpty Dumpty back together again. So if you're trying to send home movies of the kids to your mother over email, you'd better be sure she knows how to use HJSplit if she wants to watch them.
GSplit is a bit more user friendly, since it doesn't require the recipient to install any software. GSplit creates an executable file that will put all of the pieces back together. The program has a few other nifty features as well:
- Supports batch file splitting (select a few files to split and walk away from your computer for a while)
- Option to integrate with Windows Explorer allowing you to split files through a right-click context menu
- Split files by choosing the number of pieces or the size of each piece
[via CyberNet]
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8-31-2007 @ 9:09AM
Bimjob said...
Winrar has a self-executing option does it not? Which does not require you to have winrar installed to extract
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9-03-2007 @ 11:09PM
sphere said...
No need for an executable. You can use 'type' in Windows or 'cat' in Unix/OSX to join files. Put it in a batch file/shell script and even noobs can use it.
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10-08-2007 @ 9:31AM
maguszxz said...
Still, it's a heck of alot better to use when you have friends who don't know anything about computers. It works good, that's all that matters.
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