Michael,

If you can use a 3rd party hosted service, check out Ted Roche's

recommended rsync.net service. They provide hosted storage with every

possible interface including SFTP, SFTP, WebDAV/S, and SCP. Very

reasonably priced - you pay for what you use so for "small" storage

requirements like a few gig, you're only talking about ~$3/month (no

setup fees, no long term commitments).

Rsync.net claims HIPAA compliance. In the past, we used this service to

process 200Gb of pharma salesforce data with HIPAA security requirements

with no problems.

In my opinion, its MUCH better to use a hosted service for these type of

requirements vs. trying to install, configure, maintain/upgrade, and

learn how to use a locally installed application (or set of

applications). I bet you can signup for an Rsync.net HIPAA compatible

SFTP account for less money than a (decent) cup of coffee and faster

than you can download a 3rd party SFTP server.

Rsync.net - highly recommended!!!!

Malcolm

PS: If you're looking for utilities to easily transfer files back and

forth between an SFTP account, Rsync.net has a bunch of free ones that

can simplify your life. We're already big fans of a commercial product

called Webdrive (about $50) and have this product installed on most of

our workstations so this is what we typically use to access our SFTP

accounts. Webdrive allows you to map a drive letter to an SFTP account.

After this mapping has taken place (can optionally happen at startup),

you can access your SFTP account via Explorer and/or via standard

Windows file paths in your applications. Works transparently with your

VFP (and Python!) apps under Windows. We've used Webdrive with great

success with Windows 2000, XP, and Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit). Webdrive -

another highly recommended product.

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