# SendThisFile

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{{Short description|File transfer service}}
{{Infobox website
|name             = SendThisFile
|logo     = SendThisFile Logo.png
|foundation       =  2003
|location_city    = [Wichita, Kansas](/source/Wichita%2C_Kansas)
|location_country = [United States](/source/United_States)
|key_people       = Aaron Freeman<br/>(Co-Founder and [CEO](/source/CEO))<br/>Michael Freeman<br/>(Co-Founder and [CFO](/source/CFO))
|industry         = [SaaS](/source/SaaS)
|products         = Starter, Pro, Business, Enterprise, Premier, Isolated Cloud (free trials available)
|url              = {{URL|www.sendthisfile.com}}
}}
'''SendThisFile''' is a [file transfer](/source/file_transfer) service operated by SendThisFile, Inc., which uses [cloud computing](/source/cloud_computing) and 128-bit [TLS](/source/Transport_Layer_Security) encryption to enable [users](/source/User_(computing)) to securely send and receive large data files through the Internet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/1135175/securefiletransfer.html|publisher=[Macworld](/source/Macworld)|first=Kirk|last=McElhearn|date=October 2, 2008|accessdate=June 11, 2020|title=Transferring files securely}}</ref> The company was co-founded in 2003 by CEO Aaron Freeman and his father CFO Michael Freeman.<ref>{{Cite web
| url         =http://wichita.bizjournals.com/wichita/stories/2008/02/18/story6.html
| title       =Sendthisfile.com making big waves
| first       =Adam
| last        =Knapp
| date        =2008-02-15
| publisher   =[Wichita Business Journal](/source/Wichita_Business_Journal)
| accessdate  =2010-08-24
}}</ref>
SendThisFile has around 1.5 million users<ref>{{Cite web
| url         =http://www.kansas.com/2010/08/19/1453213/5-questions-with-aaron-freeman.html
| title       =5 questions with Aaron Freeman, president of SendThisFile.com
| first       =Dan
| last        =Voorhis
| date        =2009-02-05
| publisher   =[The Wichita Eagle](/source/The_Wichita_Eagle)
| accessdate  =2010-08-24
}}</ref> and has transferred over 40 million files.<ref>{{Cite web
| url         =https://www.sendthisfile.com
| title       =SendThisFIle Homepage
| first       =
| last        =
| date        =
| publisher   =SendThisFile
| accessdate  =2010-08-24
}}</ref>

The service is an alternative to e-mailing large [e-mail attachment](/source/e-mail_attachment)s<ref>{{Cite web
| url         =http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322679
| title       =How to set size limits for messages in Exchange Server
| first       =
| last        =
| date        =2007-10-25
| publisher   =Microsoft Support
| accessdate  =2010-08-24
}}</ref> and in 2016 received recognition in the press as one of the best services available to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mobilecomputingtoday.co.uk/2912/best-services-send-large-files|publisher=M C Today|title=Best Services To Send Large Files|first=Steve|last=Carl|date=April 11, 2016|accessdate=June 11, 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
*[Cloud storage](/source/Cloud_storage)
*[Comparison of file hosting services](/source/Comparison_of_file_hosting_services)
*[DropSend](/source/DropSend)
*[Pando (application)](/source/Pando_(application))
*[WeTransfer](/source/WeTransfer)
*[Smash (file transfer service)](/source/Smash_(file_transfer_service))

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|www.sendthisfile.com}}

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Category:Email attachment replacements
Category:One-click hosting
Category:Software companies based in Kansas
Category:Networking companies of the United States
Category:Software companies of the United States

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