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We use LiquidFiles. It's a company that specializes in transferring large files securely. Receipients get an email containing a link to the LiquidFiles site where they can get the file. If they have an account with the university, they just log in to get it. If it's a patron who doesn't have an account with the university, they enter their email address and it sends them a verification code they have to enter in order to get in. In the case of somebody who does not have a university account but needs to send us something, the way it works is that the person on our end who needs the file logs into LiquidFiles and sends a File Request to the sender. They can then get access to LiquidFiles to respond to that request. Files expire and are deleted after three days by default, but that can be adjusted either to a set time period or a set number of downloads on a per-message basis. Messages include check sums for verifying file integrity. I usually use their web interface for sending and receiving secure files, but if you're sending a LOT of sensitive information, there's an Outlook extension that will let you do the whole process from within your email. LiquidFiles was purchased by the university system I work for, so I'm afraid I don't know exactly what security considerations they took into account or how much it costs. Will Martin Head of Digital Initiatives, Systems and Services Chester Fritz Library University of North Dakota