On 13/09/2011 11:40 AM, Warp wrote:
> Invisible<voi### [at] devnull>  wrote:
>> I said that Windows allows it *by default*
>
>    So how exactly would I transfer a file to you from my Windows?

You can't. My PC is firewalled.

You also can't transfer a file using Unix, for the same reason.

That said, Windows file sharing is designed for the LAN. It really 
doesn't work properly over the Internet. You would need some kind of VPN 
connection to make it work properly. Unix, on the other hand, has tools 
which *do* work over the Internet. Things like FTP and so forth.

If both machines are on the same LAN, sharing files between Windows 
hosts becomes trivial.

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