Sprend has a feedback forum but a regular FAQ is missing. Let me try and answer the most frequently asked questions right in this blog post.
I you can't find the answer to your question, please add a comment below. Or just phone me: Arne Evertsson, +46707145299.
1. Why does a transfer get interrupted?
Sprend uses built-in browser file transfer. It handles file uploads by "pretending" to request a web page while at the same time adding the file to the request. An http-request was never meant to be several megabytes heavy, and it lacks resumability.
It is the nature of Internet that interruptions are common. The reason for an interruption may lay in our server software, our local network, our internet connection, anywhere on the way to your ISP, in your wifi network, or even within your computer. The more time a transfer takes the higher the risk for interruptions.
There are more than one possible solution to this. Hopefully we will also implement one of them in the future.
2. How can I send multiple files?
With Sprend it is only possible to send one file at a time. When you need to send e.g. a folder with images, try this:
a. Find the folder on your computer.
b. Right-click onthe folder, select Send To / Compressed Folder or the equivalent for your operating system.
c. A zip fil is created.
d. Now just sprend the zip file!
3. How to add more recipients?
You can't, sorry. We'll add it, some day.
4. Why does the email never reach the recipient?
Even when you enter a correct email address, it might never reach the recipient. Reasons?
- The recipients inbox is full.
- The receiving mailserver filters the message and spam.
- + yet more different reasons.
- Use pincode. Tell the recipient the pincode via phone, text, email or your preferred way of communication. The file may then be downloaded by entering the pincode.
- When an uploads the completes, a link to the download page it displayed. Copy this link and email with your normal email client.
- If the file has already been uploaded and it's difficult or impossible to upload it again: Email support@sprend.com or phone me, Arne Evertsson, +467071452 99.
If the upload never ends, and there is no upload indication showing the progress, it means you need to close the browser window and try again. If that doesn't work shut down the browser completely and try again. Anyway, it's a known bug.
6. Hey, I got the wrong file! What's going on?!
There is a bug that we have not been able to localize and fix. Ever so seldomly the download link may take you to somebody else's file. This is a serious problem which we will deal with as soon as possible.
To be reasonably sure that your files are safe, please encrypt them before you sprend them. I know the WinZip has built-in encryption, but there is of course a lot of different encryption software on the market.
7. The file is gone even though seven days have not passed!?
This may be a glitch in our software. But more commonly, somebody already downloaded the file - perhaps the sender. As soon as a file has been downloaded it gets erased.
Sometimes our server counts a file as successfully downloaded even though it hasn't been. The reason may be firewalls that require user confirmation before allowing downloading. Basically this is a known problem that we wish to fix.
8. Does Sprend examine the contents of files?
We very seldomly examine the contents of files. When it happens, it's for a good reason and almost always with the sender's or recipient's explicit consent. So far I've done this less than once a year. It is however more common for us to read the filenames as part of normal service monitoring.
9. I'd like to be able to ...
You got a suggestions? Add it to sprend.uservoice.com. We may not add your feature any time soon, but at least we won't forget about it.
Sprend development moves slow because the service is free and we have other jobs.
10. Does Sprend work with my iPhone/Android/iPad ... ?
Safari for iOS doesn't support uploads. Downloads may work but I haven't really tested this. As Android phone are concerned I don't have a clue. I guess I need to write an app to make mobile sprending work.