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Topic: E-mailing MP3 Files |
Alan Tanner
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Near Dayton, Ohio
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Posted 25 Jan 2010 1:57 pm |
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| Hello all...Is there a way to compress MP-3 files for emailing. I have not been successful with this at all, and a regular MP3 music file can be kinda huge. Thanks for the help....AL |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 25 Jan 2010 2:06 pm
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MP3 files are already compressed. You will likely get no (or very little) further reduction in size from compressing them to ZIP or RAR formats.
Rather than emailing them to a person, put them on a web site and send the person a link to the MP3 on that site.
Another alternative is to use Sendspace or similar file transfer sites to host your MP3 file.
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Cal Sharp
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the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Posted 25 Jan 2010 9:14 pm
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If it's not over 10MB, and most aren't, it'll usually go thru OK in an email.
I remember the old days on USENET when songs had to be downloaded, with a dial-up connection, in several parts and then recombined when you got all the parts. Took like an hour to get just one 3-minute song.
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Steve Norman
From:
Seattle Washington, USA
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Posted 25 Jan 2010 9:18 pm
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Dropbox has 2 gb free use, just give the password to the person on the other end and you can get pretty instant sharing.
https://www.dropbox.com/
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Alan Tanner
From:
Near Dayton, Ohio
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Posted 26 Jan 2010 2:50 pm
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| Thanks for the info. I did try winzip, but it doesnt do much, as was noted. I have sattelite service for the computer and it is often slow as heck on an upload (download too for that matter)....anyhoo...thanks again...AL |
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