Dump Truck Online Storage

Giganews Usenet has recently released their Dump Truck online storage solution and is making it available for free to all Giganews Usenet users. Dump Truck allows users to store photographs, documents and data files on Giganews' very impressive distributed storage architecture that currently provides access to NNTP. This online storage solution was developed by Giganews Usenet's partner Golden Frog and was designed for both speed and security, it uses 256-bit encryption to secure users files and delivers nearly unlimited speeds similar to their NNTP services.

During my testing for this article, I have been very impressed with Dump Trucks features and its performance. I liked the simple Drag&Drop capabilities that are available with nothing more than your browser and an internet connection, which is available by following the "Standard Setup" below. However, for real power users, the "Advanced Setup" is really almost a necessity. It allows you to work with the service like it is just another hard drive in your computer, and being able to drop an entire folder of images on the server is a definite plus. However, if you have a slower internet connection (ie. DSL at my office), I would recommend you still work with smaller batches of files, unless you want to just drag the whole folder and then walk away until it is done.

Features

Unlimited Transfer Speeds - when I transfer files to/from the servers I am only limited by the speed of my connectionCreate folders to help organize users filesUsers can Drag&Drop files onto the browser when logged inThe only file size limitations are the amount of storage a user has purchasedAll file transfers use 256-bit SSL to provide securityFiles are stored on Dump Truck servers using a 256-bit AES encryption making your data unreadable, even by Golden Frog's staff, without your password.WebDAV support is available and allows users to use Dump Truck as a drive or a folder on their computer using Mac OS/X Finder or Windows Explorer

Standard Setup

If you are not currently a Giganews Usenet customer, you need to sign up for an account. You can follow the link in my resource box below to see a review of their services.After you have an account, you need to go to the Giganews Usenet website and sign in using your username and password.Once logged in, you will be shown your Control Panel which details your account level, status and available features and services.Click on the "Access" link next to "Dump Truck" under additional services and you can then log in on the Golden Frog servers.It is now possible to drag files from your desktop, or windows explorer, on to your browser and drop them in Dump Truck.

Advanced Setup (WebDAV)

WebDAV is a protocol that was originally created to simplify web site development. It allows users to create, change and move files on a remote server and they can also create and maintain folders on the server. Dump Truck has been designed to take advantage of this protocol allowing users to use the servers like a folder or hard drive on their computer. This simplifies working with files, and eliminates the need for a browser. In addition, with WebDAV it is possible to drag and drop entire folders on the server.

Configuration of WebDAV varies depending on the type of device you are using (ie. desktop PC, Mac, iPad or Android tablet), and in the case of windows it depends on the version of windows you are running. Instructions for configuring WebDAV for most devices can be found on the Dump Truck WebDAV web page.

Brian McCane has been operating Usenet servers since 1987. He began developing and hosting his website about free Usenet servers and newsgroups http://freenews.maxbaud.net/ in 1993. Visit his site to see a Giganews Usenet review.

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