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Paradigm File Upload
This is a good alternative to attaching files to an email, especially for large files. It's faster and more reliable, and it doesn't clog up email servers.
First, choose the person who needs to be notified that you've uploaded a file, enter your name and a note if you wish.
Then click the "Browse..." or "Choose File..." button and you'll get a standard file browser window (the same window you normally use to locate and open a file on your computer).
Find the file you wish to upload, select it (click on it once to highlight the file), then click "Open" or "Choose".
The name of the file will then appear in the box next to the "Browse..." button below. If everything looks OK, click the "Upload File" button.
Don't worry if it seems like nothing is happening for a few minutes. Depending on the speed of your internet connection, it could take a little while to upload a large file.
That's all you need to do! The server will notify us that your file has been uploaded, and we'll retrieve it when we need it.
Security Note:
Files uploaded using this utility are not accessible via the internet without a password. However, the files are not encrypted during transmission or retrieval, and may be observable by a sufficiently determined and nefarious third party. This is an adequate level of security for the vast majority of files we might exchange with this system, such as videos, images, text, and PDFs.
However, files containing sensitive information such as account numbers, social security numbers, etc. should not be uploaded using this system. (In fact, we probably shouldn't be receiving files containing this information in the first place.) Please use common sense, and check the contents of data files before uploading.
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