by Michael Bryant » Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:51 pm
Mike,
YouSendIt allows multiple recipients. You list recipients and then upload the file and type a short message. YouSendIt stores the files for a short period of time (a week I think) and sends an e-mail to your recipients directing them to the download site. They click on it and download your file. After a week, the link is no longer active.
With DropBox, you can make private folders where you need to invite each person, or a public folder where anyone can access the folder and its contents. I recommend this avenue for trying to share info with multiple people.
I use both at work. DropBox has a limit on total size of all your folders and is best used for sharing with a very large group in the public folder for longer periods of time, or controlling access in the private ones.
YouSendIt is best if you are reaching your DropBox storage limit or if you only have a few recipients.
Michael Bryant