Many of our sellers use Amazon S3 as an extremely reliable and affordable file hosting service; in fact, that's what we actually use for long-term download storage/caching and delivery for our own download fulfillment feature.



You should be able to use any file hosting service that can provide a static URL directly to the file itself which can be accessed by our server script -- i.e., as long as the file URL does not expire or change, does not require going through the file host's download page, and does not need to be accessed by an actual Web browser program.

hi there

i posted a separate post ...but I am in the same boat as vendera....

i created an amazon s3 account and a bucket...then started uploading my large files. But when i look online for s3 tutorials it sounds a lot more complicated than the way i did it. I just created an account and uplaoded... made the file public, grab the properties url and that was that...

I sent a free link to myself and they seem to be working? I'm assuming i would get notice if the links were faulty?



would love any input. thanks!!! Kim

I have no idea really Jaime.....

i am not sure how someone would find it?

I am so stumped on this.... i've watched s3 videos and it's so complicated...what i did is painless...but i feel like I'm missing a key step.



sigh. if i figure anything definite out, i will let you know.



I have been uploading the files, cause i think i am almost out of time with squarespace. i wish i could keep them there and just pay a monthly storage fee.... hmmm, maybe i will email them and ask...



ugh.



talk soon

vendera

ugh... they gave me a big NO on the buying storage....lol...



as it stands my links work...but they are public? but i still don't know how anyone would find them? so maybe it's okay?



i'm stumped.... and i do believe the deadline to get them off my site is close....

UGH.

VenderaBut I was told although they are public they'd have a hard time finding them without the exact link.

That is correct, a random surfer isn't going to stumble across your files. It's never a bad idea to give your files and directories an un-obvious name but the URL you enter into an E-junkie product is never revealed to your buyers, it is even hidden from those of us on the support team.



Making your files public just means that a third party (like us) can access them, it does not mean they are being advertised or are going to turn up in search engine results.



The example URL you emailed us today worked out fine, so the other files you are storing on Amazon should be fine as well. If you run into any more unexpected errors please send us an email with the URL you are using for that product and we'll glad to take a look at it.

vendera

not sure you are doing it the same way as me...but if so... i find the trick is to leave the window open...not open up other tabs etc...... it's okay to open a new browser window...but leave the amazon upload window alone... that works much better!!



good luck! I'm almost done with the uploads and the fabulous ejunkie support says i am good to go....



the only thing that is strange.... according to my amazon account info...my bill for this month is $0.00 even though i have used it this month? weird?