Sending translations. Thread poster: Louise McNei (X)
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Louise McNei (X)
Local time: 10:41
German to English
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I am considering starting doing some translation work.
Please could you tell me, (excuse my ignorance), when you send the finished translation back to the client, would this be as an e-mail attachment.
Thank you.
| | | | David Wright 
Austria
Local time: 11:41
German to English
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| Steven Segaert
Estonia
Local time: 12:41
Member (2012)
English to Dutch
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| Other options | Apr 11, 2014 |
You may want to investigate the possibility of using a cloud service for this.
Many could services let you share online folders with recipients and let you restrict access to viewing and downloading only.
Box.com, to name one, also sends you a mail if someone has accessed this folder (which could serve as confirmation of receipt). If you pay them, you can even password-restrict access and set expiry dates.
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That might save a little time if you were sending very large files, but otherwise it sounds unnecessarily complicated to me.
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Steven Segaert
Estonia
Local time: 12:41
Member (2012)
English to Dutch
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| Has some advantages | Apr 11, 2014 |
It has some advantages, Phil.
1) You can integrate it into your file management, to keep a synced version of your deliverables as (an improper) online backup or to sync across devices
2) You can get a confirmation that the client has received the files
3) You can look for a solution with increased security, and offer this increased security as an extra service to your clients
4) If you have a limited mailbox, you don't have to worry about attac... See more It has some advantages, Phil.
1) You can integrate it into your file management, to keep a synced version of your deliverables as (an improper) online backup or to sync across devices
2) You can get a confirmation that the client has received the files
3) You can look for a solution with increased security, and offer this increased security as an extra service to your clients
4) If you have a limited mailbox, you don't have to worry about attachments taking up your allocated server space
E-mail is convenient, but it has disadvantages. I simply mention this as an alternative to e-mail. What is unnecessarily complicated to some can be a good solution to others . ▲ Collapse
| | | | Kay Denney
France
Local time: 11:41
French to English
| back the way it came | Apr 11, 2014 |
I remember a hi-tech translator putting something on her FTP for me when they were first introduced. She attached a list of instructions to download her file from there. As a PM with a frantic schedule of projects to handle, this was just too much and I told her that since I sent the file by e-mail, that's how I expected it to come back.
If I had to fly sky high to get a translation I might get even more annoyed.
Now, as a translator, I simply follow my own advice and... See more I remember a hi-tech translator putting something on her FTP for me when they were first introduced. She attached a list of instructions to download her file from there. As a PM with a frantic schedule of projects to handle, this was just too much and I told her that since I sent the file by e-mail, that's how I expected it to come back.
If I had to fly sky high to get a translation I might get even more annoyed.
Now, as a translator, I simply follow my own advice and send the translation back the way it came, and if ever it's not by e-mail, the customer gets an e-mail from me explaining that I had delivered whichever other way the file had first come to me and to get back to me if ever they had any problems. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 10:41
Member (2007)
English
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| Agree with Texte Style | Apr 11, 2014 |
If the client uses some sort of password-protected file transfer, then send it back the same way. As someone who's not at all IT-savvy, I hate the challenge that these methods present, but it's part of the job.
| | | | Gruzovik1947
United States
Local time: 04:41
Russian to English
Check out Dropbox at https://www.dropbox.com/
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... See more Check out Dropbox at https://www.dropbox.com/
Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again!
Dropbox suports the following languages:
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Dropbox works on the following operating systems: Windows, Mac, Linux, and Mobile ▲ Collapse
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