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VOSI.biz offers a complete FTP solution (ftp.vosi.biz) for businesses and professionals. You can set it up instantly. Not only it saves you time, but also it saves you on FTP Server Hardware, Software, Hosting and System Adminstration, etc.

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  • What is VOSI.biz's FTP Site?

    ftp.vosi.biz. It provides a virtual FTP server to you. You can access all your VOSI.biz storage, including your own files, the folders shared by others, and even folders published by other VOSI.biz members.

  • I am a VOSI.biz user, how do I log on VOSI.biz's FTP Site?

    Using any third party FTP client software, connect to ftp.vosi.biz at the default port 21, and log on using your VOSI.biz user name and password; using Internet Explorer, you can enter: ftp://USERNAME:PASSWORD@ftp.vosi.biz/.
    It is strongly recommended using VOSI.biz File Explorer as it has a lot more features than regular FTP.

  • Can I upload and download my files through an FTP client?

    Yes. You can access your VOSI.biz storage through all the common FTP clients, including CuteFTP, WS FTP, FileZilla, and others.

  • How much does it cost to host my FTP site at VOSI.biz?

    No additional charge for FTP access, as it is a standard feature of our storage subscription service. Every account is FTP-enabled from the second it is activated, and you can save substantially on FTP server, software, and IT support. Check out our pricing & plans, and try out with 1GB free space.

  • What is the download limit on FTP access?

    For paid users, the monthly download limit is 4 X storage subscription. It covers all the downloads through ftp.vosi.biz, Web access, or FTP access. You can get additional bandwidth with discount. Please contact sales@vosi.biz for more detail.

  • What is the No.1 technical advice that users should know?

    When accessing behind a NAT/firewall, please set FTP access mode to PASSIVE(PASV). Since Microsoft command-line FTP doesn't support passive mode, please use the FTP clients mentioned above. 

  • I am not a VOSI.biz user, and I have received a share notification e-mail from my friend. How can I access the shared folder through FTP?

    Please read the share notification e-mail, you will find instructions there.
        1. You can click on the share notification link, which gives you read-only or download only access to the shared files;
        2. Sign up a free VOSI.biz account using the email address; then log on using your username and password. The shared files will appear in your account in a special folder: \VOSIShare\OtherUserName\ShareName
    To gain Write Access to the shared files/folders, you must use the second method.

  • What access level will I have for a shared folder from a friend?

    If you are not a VOSI.biz member, you will have read-only access to a shared folder, even if the owner has authorized higher level of access to you. To access at the authorized level, please sign up an account on VOSI.biz.

  • Can I share a folder to one user with write permission, and another user with read-only permission?

    Yes. You can logon VOSI.biz or VOSI.biz File Explorer, share the folder with "Full Access" permission to one user; and then share the same folder to another user with read-only permission. To accesss a shared folder with write permission, the user must be a VOSI.biz member. Otherwise, he/she will have read-only permission.

  • Can I just let everybody access my folder without an account and without logon?

    Yes, but you must be a Paid Member or a True Member. You can logon VOSI.biz or VOSI.biz File Explorer and publish the folder. Files in a published folder can be downloaded by any Internet users without logon. See the next question for more info.

  • Can I create sub-accounts and manage those sub-accounts?

    Yes, just logon VOSI.biz, click on My Account and then click on Group Account. You can upgrade your account to a Group Account for free. You can then create sub-accounts. As a group owner or administrator, you can allocate storage space and bandwidth to your sub-accounts.

  • Can I log on anonymously to access a published folder?

    Yes, if you know the publisher's user name, which, let's say, is "Mike". Log on with the user name "anonymous" and your e-mail address as the password. Once connected, enter the folder "/Mike", and you will see all the folders that Mike has published.

  • Files in a published folder can also be accessed directly through a link like:

    ftp://ftp.vosi.biz/USERNAME/PUBLISHNAME/FILENAME
    e.g.: ftp://ftp.vosi.biz/VOSI.biz/VOSI.bizSoftware/VOSI.bizFileExplorer.exe

  • How about security? Is your service secure for financial or healthcare industry?

    Certain industries have high security standard. VOSI.biz service has built in with highest level of security features in this industry. Our VOSI.biz File Explorer client software and backup software both support SSL and encryted folder, which guarantee that your data is secure both on transimission and stored in our data center. Our data center is co-located with Hurricane Electric with 24x7x365 security. Our FTP server also supports FTP over SSL. So if you use VOSI.biz service with SSL and file encryption, it should meet almost all security requirements.

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Feature / price comparison of VOSI.biz Remote FTP Server vs. in-house FTP Server. VOSI.biz FTP Server is many times better!
Features & Cost VOSI.biz Remote FTP Server Solution In-house / Self-hosted FTP Server Solution
Starting Cost $0-29.9/month, $299/year for VOSI-5 plan, which includes far more features than just an FTP Server $1000-3000 or more: Must buy FTP server machine & software; also need to setup / configure / manage the FTP server
FTP Server Management and Maintenance Cost Low: easy web-based administrative tool, no IT background required High: Requires a system administrator with IT background, in particular, understands the FTP protocol and firewall security configurations
Estimated Setup Time In just a few minutes More than a few days
FTP Server Backup / Data Backup Cost Low: VOSI.biz FTP Server has multiple levels of redundancies. Any single storage / server crash will not cause system downtime or data loss. High: FTP Server must be backed up manually, which will add additional cost. Server crash could cause service down-time or data loss.
Folder synchronization Yes: using VOSI.biz File Explorer client software N/A
Web Access to FTP Server Storage Yes: using www.vosi.biz website No
FTP Client Software Yes: VOSI.biz File Explorer client software Not included: Need to order 3rd party FTP client software
FTP Server Performance With VOSI.biz File Explorer, it can be many times faster than regular FTP using caching, d ata compression, automatic resuming and MagicUpload technology. Regular FTP Server performance
Security; File encryption on server Yes supports data encryption on server; also supports HTTPS/SSL/FTP over SSL. Doesn't support data encryption on server; might support FTP over SSL and SFTP

   Info is checked to be correct as of Nov. 1, 2010. Please email contact@vosi.biz for corrections or updates.

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    It is very easy to upload / download files & folders: Drag and drop files / folders using VOSI.biz File Explorer, FTP or WebDAV drive mapping; batch upload files using web browser; zip download multiple files & folders; incremental upload / download; automatic resuming and data compression.
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    Like a network file server, VOSI.biz remote file server supports advanced sharing and collaboration features. You can easily share files / folders with non-VOSI.biz members using their email addresses; you can share different folders to different users with different permissions. You can create multiple sub-users or sub-groups and share folders to them with access control.
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  • Active / Passive FTP
    FTP has two modes: Active FTP and Passive FTP. A "single" FTP connection may have 2 connections: command connection and data connection. In Active FTP case, the FTP server needs to connect to the client computer for data connection, which is often blocked by firewall. In Passive FTP case, the client will connect to the server for data connection. Passive FTP is usually not blocked by the firewall on client computers.
  • Cloud Backup
    VOSI.biz cloud based backup service can replace your local backup solution. It supports real-time backup and scheduled backup. It has a lot of features, such as incremental backup, backup locked files, file versioning, backup multiple PCs, backup servers, etc. Our backup is usually more reliable than your local backup.
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    You might already have a backup solution in-house. However, in-house backup is inherently less secure and less reliable than VOSI.biz offsite backup. In case of major disasters, such as fire, flood, theft, virus, etc., both source files & backup files may be destroyed as they are in the same location. Offsite backup keeps your backup data in a different location, thus it is more reliable.
  • Online Email Backup
    You can backup emails using either VOSI.biz Online Backup or VOSI.biz Email Backup. Using VOSI.biz Online Backup, you can backup any email client, incl. Outlook. It backs up emails as files. VOSI.biz Email Backup can backup Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Mail. It is far more efficient as it can incrementally backup emails and contacts to VOSI.biz Webmail.
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    In-house backup such as tape backup is not flexible. You can only backup your data when you are in the same location. VOSI.biz Online Backup is a remote backup solution. You can backup / restore your files & folders from any remote locations. No backup device or media is required. Your files are backed up to VOSI.biz remote storage system.
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    You can automatically backup servers and databases in your company; employees can backup their PCs, laptops and MACs. You can allocate storage space and download bytes to your sub-users. All sub-users are treated as premium users. They can access backed-up files online from anywhere.
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    Custom domain email accounts are very important to any business. There are a lot of free email services; however, for business, you need something better. You don't have to pay a lot to setup Exchange server or limit yourself to webmail only. VOSI.biz email server hosting service is designed for SMBs. It supports SMTP/POP3/IMAP4/webmail and custom domain.
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    SMTP is the standard protocol for sending emails; POP & IMAP are the protocols for retrieving emails. Most email client software (incl. Microsoft Outlook & Outlook Express) supports SMTP, POP & IMAP. POP3 is usually used for downloading emails to local; IMAP can keep all emails on server and automatically sync local and remote email boxes. VOSI.biz virtual email server supports all 3 protocols.
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  • Online Collaboration
    You can create folders in your own account, then share different folders to different users with different permissions. You can also share folders to sub-groups (and contact groups) and set different permissions. The same folder can be shared again with different permissions. Thus, multiple users can collaborate online.
  • Folder Synchronization
    Using VOSI.biz File Explorer, you can select a folder and click on Synchronize to create a sync-ed folder. You can sync folders on multiple computers; you can sync folders of multiple users; you can set 1-way or 2-way folder synchronization; and you can exclude some files / folders from being synchronized.
  • WebDAV Drive Mapping
    You can map VOSI.biz cloud storage as a network drive, such as Z: drive. No software needs to be installed. It is extremely simple. However, drive mapping is less efficient / reliable than VOSI.biz File Explorer and FTP. If you have a lot of files or very large files, it is recommended using VOSI.biz File Explorer or FTP.
  • Web Hosting
    VOSI.biz web hosting service is very simple and straight-forward, though it is not very powerful. You can upload your website files to the wwwhome folder and enable your website. Your website can be accessed at: http://USERNAME.VOSI.biz/. Custom domain website is also supported. Files in your wwwhome folder can be accessed as: http://USERNAME.VOSI.biz/FILENAME.
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