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First, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO META!
Most people don't listen when I invite them to do so, and the fact that you did wins you major brownie points in my book.

In my comment on the questionmy comment on the question I noted that I felt the question was borderline.

The question is On Topic because:

  • It's related to an activity often performed in a professional setting (file distribution)
  • It is generally a reasonable question to ask: "Does X support Y?"

The question is Off Topic because:

  • You're talking about "your friends"
    This smells of "home use", but alone is not enough to doom it.
  • It doesn't show much research/troubleshooting on your part
    ("I'm Guessing" is bad. "I checked X, Y, and Z but didn't get an answer, so I tried A, B, and C with these results..." is great. Something anywhere in the middle is acceptable.)
  • Though not explicitly requesting a product recommendation, it smelled like one to me.
    (in fairness it could also be client configuration).

Basically my tally was 3-to-2 in favor of leaving it closed until it could get edited into better shape. Our resident kitty has taken a swing at it, and the result is if not perfect at least good enough to keep open :-)

First, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO META!
Most people don't listen when I invite them to do so, and the fact that you did wins you major brownie points in my book.

In my comment on the question I noted that I felt the question was borderline.

The question is On Topic because:

  • It's related to an activity often performed in a professional setting (file distribution)
  • It is generally a reasonable question to ask: "Does X support Y?"

The question is Off Topic because:

  • You're talking about "your friends"
    This smells of "home use", but alone is not enough to doom it.
  • It doesn't show much research/troubleshooting on your part
    ("I'm Guessing" is bad. "I checked X, Y, and Z but didn't get an answer, so I tried A, B, and C with these results..." is great. Something anywhere in the middle is acceptable.)
  • Though not explicitly requesting a product recommendation, it smelled like one to me.
    (in fairness it could also be client configuration).

Basically my tally was 3-to-2 in favor of leaving it closed until it could get edited into better shape. Our resident kitty has taken a swing at it, and the result is if not perfect at least good enough to keep open :-)

First, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO META!
Most people don't listen when I invite them to do so, and the fact that you did wins you major brownie points in my book.

In my comment on the question I noted that I felt the question was borderline.

The question is On Topic because:

  • It's related to an activity often performed in a professional setting (file distribution)
  • It is generally a reasonable question to ask: "Does X support Y?"

The question is Off Topic because:

  • You're talking about "your friends"
    This smells of "home use", but alone is not enough to doom it.
  • It doesn't show much research/troubleshooting on your part
    ("I'm Guessing" is bad. "I checked X, Y, and Z but didn't get an answer, so I tried A, B, and C with these results..." is great. Something anywhere in the middle is acceptable.)
  • Though not explicitly requesting a product recommendation, it smelled like one to me.
    (in fairness it could also be client configuration).

Basically my tally was 3-to-2 in favor of leaving it closed until it could get edited into better shape. Our resident kitty has taken a swing at it, and the result is if not perfect at least good enough to keep open :-)

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First, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO META!
Most people don't listen when I invite them to do so, and the fact that you did wins you major brownie points in my book.

In my comment on the question I noted that I felt the question was borderline.

The question is On Topic because:

  • It's related to an activity often performed in a professional setting (file distribution)
  • It is generally a reasonable question to ask: "Does X support Y?"

The question is Off Topic because:

  • You're talking about "your friends"
    This smells of "home use", but alone is not enough to doom it.
  • It doesn't show much research/troubleshooting on your part
    ("I'm Guessing" is bad. "I checked X, Y, and Z but didn't get an answer, so I tried A, B, and C with these results..." is great. Something anywhere in the middle is acceptable.)
  • Though not explicitly requesting a product recommendation, it smelled like one to me.
    (in fairness it could also be client configuration).

Basically my tally was 3-to-2 in favor of leaving it closed until it could get edited into better shape. Our resident kitty has taken a swing at it, and the result is if not perfect at least good enough to keep open :-)