I want to share sound files (Dictation- DSS sound files) between my
home and offices. We operate XP in one office and windows 98 in the
other two. I want the staff to be able to upload sound files onto a
server and for others to then be able access these fies from any ofm
our other PCs to enable them to do the dictation/typing. Do you know
of a tried and tested piece of software that will allow me to do this
and how much does it cost?

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Request for Question Clarification by joseleon-ga on 19 Aug 2003 01:23 PDT

Hello:
  By your description, a simple FTP server would be enough. That is,
you put an FTP server on your server and create accounts, then, you
give these accounts to the ones you want and they can download and
upload at any time. Is this what you want or there are any other
requirements?

Regards.

Hello, traklaw:

  First, tell you that this is not a closed answer, it needs to be
customized to your needs and don't worry to request as many
clarifications you want until you achieve the desired results.

  If you want to share documents between home and office through
internet, the cheapest way is to setup an FTP server. An FTP server is
a piece of software that runs on your server and allows you to store
and retrieve files from a centralized location, allowing you to share
documents and any kind of file with others.

  There are many FTP servers around, some of them are free, and even
if you run Windows XP Professional, you already have one, but my
advice is to use BulletProof FTP server, it's really easy to install
and manage:

BulletProof FTP server
http://www.bpftpserver.com/

It just costs US $34.95.

To continue with the answer I will need more information, here are my
questions:

-What kind of connection do you have in office? (i.e. DSL, modem)
-What kind of connection do you have in home? (i.e. DSL, modem)
-Do you use some kind of firewall?

The procedure will be:
-Choose the machine is going to run the FTP server
-Install the FTP server
-Setup the access accounts

I hope this is the solution you are looking for, if not, don't worry,
I will find another.

Regards.