Sending files through VNC

VNC's webpage tells you that you cannot send files through VNC.  this is true.  however, you can copy data between the clipboards of the two connected computers.

Knowing this, it is possible to transfer files in text only form, this is basically how email sends its attachments because it is a text based protocol.

Transferring files via VNC can be done using the following:

1. compress the file to send with winzip
2. convert the zip 1ile to UU Encoded
3. open the UU Encoded file with notepad
4. copy the entire data to the clipboard
5. wait for all this data to be copied to the other computer (time will vary depending on file size)
6. on the opposite computer open notepad and paste all the data that has been received from the remote computer
7. save this as a .uue file
8. open with winzip
9. extract the file that appears in winzip
10. this is now your original winzip .zip file and can be opened in winzip as normal