====== File Uploads ======

==== HTTP or FTP ====

Here are the pros / cons to each:

=== HTTP (Websites) ===

== Pros ==

  * Can use through website with no special configuration or software
  * Works well with small files (8 MB or smaller)

== Cons ==

  * Cannot resume file upload
  * Changing upload limit sizes requires changing web server configuration
  * Uploads may time out, and would have to be restarted
  * Web server has a long time out length, so upload could break and user wouldn't know for some time
  * Can only upload a few files at a time
  * No rate-limiting -- the upload uses all available bandwidth

=== FTP (Software) ===

== Pros ==

  * Works well with large files (8MB and higher, up to gigabytes in size)
  * Can setup rate-limiting (how fast a file can be uploaded) so the network is not saturated
  * File uploads can be resumed, in case of disconnects or network issues
  * Directory support -- users can see which files are available, and upload, delete, rename, etc.

== Cons ==

  * Requires an FTP server
  * Must create an FTP user account
  * Client needs to setup FTP software and be familiar with using it
  * Little to no web app integration