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What do you recommend for a free and large web server?

Hi, I already have a website but unfortunately it limits me to only 4 MB disk space. I have several audio files (of my radio shows that take up hundreds of all together MB) and I want to upload them to the site but can't because of the space. So I figure I could just upload these files on a larger server and then put a http link on my other website that would direct them to the file so they can download it. What web server do you recommend so I can do this? If you don't think there are any large, free servers out there, what do you think I should do? Should I just compress my files? Would that work in the first place? What free software would you recommend if I should do that? Much thanks in advance.

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1. First off, you could use an mp3 encoder such as LAME to encode(compress) the audio files. Secondly, there are plenty of free http servers available. The most popular now seem to be Apache(my personal favorite), which runs a good majority of the internet, and Lighttpd, newer, and less resource intensive. You could run Apache or Lighttpd on your computer if you wanted to leave it on all the time(but keep in mind you need a broadband connection, and this WILL affect you using the internet). The third option, and probably the best for you would be ftp hosting. Just search for "ftp hosting" and look around for something that meets your needs. Personally i've got no experience with any FTP hosting companies as my web host provides public ftp.