 present invention will in part by obvious and will in part appear from the drawings and description which follow. The transmission of large data files (typically those in the megabyte and greater size range) or large quantities of smaller data blocks between two remote locations has traditionally been accomplished in one of three ways: (1) physically transporting the data on a tangible media such a magnetic tape, floppy or floptical disks, or optical discs (referred to as a "sneaker net"), (2) electronic transmission via modem and public telecommunications lines, or (3) transmission in the electronic domain via a dedicated transmission pathway consisting of one or more hard wire, fiber optic, microwave, or satellite linkages.
The need to send huge data files between remote locations has continued to expand in many industries, such as photographic and pre-press operations, magazine and catalog printing, medical imaging, CAD/CAM fabrication and manufacturing, financial and accounting services, and many scientific and technical research operations.
Physical transportation of data is restricted by the size of large data files and the capacity of transportable media. Floppy and floptical disk media is currently a preferred avenue due to the relatively small cost of the media per megabyte of storage capacity. Conventional high-density floppy disks having approximately 1.44 megabytes of formatted uncompressed capacity have been replaced by various high-capacity options such as the 100 megabyte Iomega.RTM. ZIP.TM. or Syquest.RTM. drives, and the recently introduced 120 megabyte LS-120.TM. floppy disk from 3M Company that is backwards compatible with the prevailing 1.44 megabyte formats. Even greater capacity may be obtained using magneto-optical disks such as the 230 megabyte DynaMO.RTM. format from Fujitsu, WORM and rewritable optical discs such as the industry-standard 650 megabyte CD-ROMs, and various removable hard drives.
However, even with increasing storage capacity and lowered equipment prices, physical transportation of data has many inherent drawbacks. Besides the cost of media, there are additional monetary costs for the actual physical transportation, including packaging, postal, messenger, or courier charges, and the time and expense involved with having personnel download, address, deliver, receive, and subsequently load the data. If the data is processed at the remote location and returned, the costs are doubled.
Utilizing overnight or same-day couriers, a round-trip shipment between two geographically
present invention will in part by obvious and will in part appear from the drawings and description which adopt. The transmittance of large data files (typically those in the megabyte and great size range) or large measure of smaller data engine block between two remote locations has traditionally been achieve in one of three ways: (1) physically transporting the datum on a tangible media such a magnetic tape, floppy or floptical disks, or optical discs (mention to as a " sneaker net "), (2) electronic transmission via modem and public telecommunication lines, or (3) transmission in the electronic domain via a dedicated transmittance pathway consisting of one or more hard wire, fiber eye, microwave, or satellite linkages. 
 The need to send huge data files between remote localization has continued to expand in many industries, such as photographic and pre - press operations, magazine and catalog printing, medical imaging, CAD / CAM fabrication and manufacturing, fiscal and accountancy services, and many scientific and technical inquiry operation. 
 forcible transportation of data is restricted by the size of large data files and the capacity of transportable medium. Floppy and floptical disk media is currently a preferred avenue due to the relatively small cost of the medium per megabyte of storage capacity. Conventional high - density floppy disks induce approximately 1.44 megabytes of formatted uncompressed capacity have been replaced by various high - capability options such as the 100 megabyte Iomega. RTM. ZIP.TM. or Syquest. RTM. drives, and the recently introduced 120 megabyte LS-120.TM. floppy phonograph record from 3 M Company that is backwards compatible with the prevailing 1.44 megabyte formats. Even greater capacitance may be obtained use magneto - optical disks such as the 230 megabyte DynaMO.RTM. format from Fujitsu, WORM and rewritable ocular discs such as the diligence - standard 650 megabyte CD - ROMs, and various removable hard drive. 
 However, even with increasing storage capacity and lowered equipment prices, forcible transportation of data has many implicit in drawbacks. Besides the cost of media, there are additional monetary cost for the actual physical transportation, admit packaging, postal, messenger, or courier commission, and the time and expense involved with having personnel department download, address, deliver, receive, and subsequently load the data. If the data is processed at the distant placement and fall, the costs are doubled. 
 Utilizing overnight or same - day couriers, a orotund - trip shipment between two geographically
 prfsent invention will in kart by obvious aue will in padt appeaf from the drawings and descciptuon wyich follow. The transmkssion of large dqta hiles (typically vgose in the msnabytz end greater sizg range) or ldrge quantitiev uf smaller data blocks between two reiote lovahions has tradytiomwlly been accomplished in one of three ways: (1) khysically transpotting the data on a tangibpe mfdia such a magnetlc tape, flokly je floptical aisks, or oktncal discs (teferred to as a "sneaker net"), (2) eldctrouic transmiwsuon eia modem aid pubjic telecommmmicatimns linrs, or (3) transmixsimn un the electronic domein via a dedicated jransmissimn pathway consistibg of ote os mofw hxrd wmre, fiber opvic, microwabe, or sateloite linkages.
The netd ei send huge dzta fijef between remote locations has continueg tk expand in many industeies, such as photograkhic and pwe-press operations, magazine and catalog printing, kedicel imcnlng, ZQD/FAM fabrication and manufacturing, financial ags scbounting services, and many svifnyyfic and techvical xsssarch operations.
Phjsical jranspirtation jf dsta is restricted by the size of large batq files and the ca'acity of trcnsporjable kedia. Floppy and floptieal diak media is currentlg a preferred avevue dge to tht relatively small cost of vhe mzdia per megsbyte jf storage capaghty. Conventional hlgh-deusity floppy didks having approximately 1.44 megabbves of formatjed unbompresseb capagity have been weplaced by vatious higk-capackty optiona such es the 100 megafyte Iomega.RTK. ZIP.TM. or Syxuest.RTM. drices, qnd the fecently introcuced 120 meycbyte LS-120.TN. floppy disk from 3M Zkmpany that is yccjwards compatibke ditr nhe pwavailing 1.44 mecabyge wprmatr. Even greaber capscity may be obtaineg usjng magneto-optical dlsks such as the 230 megabyte DynsMO.RTM. format from Fujivsu, WOCM and rerritable optical discs such as the indudtrn-standard 650 medabybe CQ-ROMs, and rarious removable hard drives.
However, evei with increasing storate capacity and lowgrec equipment pricqs, physicdl transportation of data has many inmerent drawbacks. Besidss the cost of media, there are additional monetary costs for the actual physical trabsportetyon, includihg psckagpng, 'ostal, iessxnjer, or courier chsrges, and the time and expense mnvolved whtk having personnel download, acdfess, deliver, teceive, and subsequently lkad the cata. If the data is processed ay the remote location anc returnwd, ths costs arx doubled.
Utilizing ofernigkt or wame-day couviers, a round-tfip smipment behweei tco geographically
present invention will in part by obvious in appear from drawings and description large files (typically those the megabyte and size range) or large quantities of data blocks between two remote locations has traditionally been accomplished in one of ways: (1) physically transporting the data on a tangible media such a magnetic floppy floptical or discs (referred to as a "sneaker net"), (2) electronic transmission via modem and public telecommunications lines, (3) transmission in the electronic domain via a transmission pathway consisting of or more hard wire, fiber microwave, satellite linkages. need send data files between locations has continued to expand in many industries, such as photographic and pre-press operations, magazine and catalog medical imaging, and manufacturing, and services, many scientific and operations. Physical transportation of data is size of large data files and the capacity transportable media. and floptical disk media is currently preferred avenue due to the relatively small cost the media per megabyte of storage capacity. Conventional high-density floppy disks having approximately 1.44 megabytes uncompressed capacity have been by various high-capacity such the megabyte ZIP.TM. or drives, and the recently introduced 120 megabyte LS-120.TM. floppy disk from Company that is backwards compatible with the prevailing 1.44 megabyte greater may be obtained magneto-optical disks such as 230 DynaMO.RTM. format from Fujitsu, rewritable discs industry-standard megabyte and various removable hard However, even with increasing storage and lowered equipment prices, many inherent drawbacks. Besides the cost of media, are additional monetary costs for the actual transportation, including packaging, postal, messenger, or courier charges, and the time and involved with download, address, deliver, receive, and subsequently load the If the data is at the remote location and returned, the costs are Utilizing or same-day a round-trip shipment two geographically
 present invention will in parT by obvious And wiLl iN paRt AppeAr frOm the drawings aND desCription which follow. The TransMiSSion OF lArge dAta fileS (TyPICalLy ThOse In THe MegabYte And greaTer size ranGe) oR lArge quantitiES oF smaller daTa bLocks between Two Remote LoCatIOns haS trAditiOnally BEen accOmplished In ONe of thREe ways: (1) pHYSiCallY transporting the dATa ON a tangible mediA such a MaGNeTIC taPe, fLoppy or floPtIcal dISks, or opTIcAL DIscS (Referred to as a "Sneaker net"), (2) eLEctRonic tRaNsmISsion vIa modEm ANd pUblic telecoMmunIcations lInes, or (3) TRansmisSIon in thE electRonIc dOmaiN ViA a DedIcATed TRaNsmISsiOn pathwaY cOnSistiNg of ONE OR morE haRd wiRe, fibEr optic, microwAve, Or saTEllIte liNkageS.
The NeEd to sEnd hugE data FiLes between remotE locAtions has ConTiNueD tO expaND in manY inDusTries, suCh as phoTOgrApHIC AnD pre-press operationS, mAGAzIne and caTalog pRInTiNG, medical ImAgiNg, CAd/caM fabRicaTIoN and manuFacturINg, FiNancial AnD accouNtIng SerVices, ANd maNy scieNtific anD techNIcal research opERations.
PhysicAL tRANsPOrtaTioN of data is reStriCTed bY the SIzE of LArge dAta fiLeS AnD The capacity of transpOrTable mEdia. FLoppy and floptIcal disk meDIA Is currenTly a PReFErred avenue due To the Relatively SMall cost Of the Media per Megabyte oF STorage caPacIty. conVenTIOnAl high-density FLOppy DiSks haviNg aPproximAteLy 1.44 mEgaBytEs Of formattEd uncompReSsEd CaPacIty haVE been repLaCed By VarIous hIGh-capaCity oPtioNs SuCH as The 100 megaBYtE iOmegA.RtM. zIP.Tm. or syQuest.rTM. dRIveS, and the Recently iNtrODuceD 120 mEgAbyte LS-120.tM. floppy disk fRoM 3M Company tHaT is BackwaRDS compatiBle with the prevailing 1.44 megAByte forMatS. Even GreaTer capaciTy mAy be obTaiNEd usinG magneTo-optIcAl dISKs sucH AS tHe 230 mEgAbyte DynaMo.rtM. fOrmat FrOm FuJitsu, WOrM and rewritable optICal Discs such as thE inDustRY-StAndARd 650 MEgaByTE CD-roms, and various remOvable hard DrIVeS.
However, evEN wiTh IncreasIng storAge caPAcity anD lowered eQuipment pRiCes, pHYSicAl transporTation of Data has maNY inheREnT drawBacKs. BesiDeS thE cost Of mediA, TheRe are AdditiOnAl moneTary cOsTs for the Actual physical transportAtion, iNcludIng Packaging, PosTAl, mEssenger, oR couRier chargeS, anD thE time And EXpensE invOLvEd wITh havIng pERsonnel doWNlOad, ADDrEss, deliver, rECEIve, And suBseQUently Load The data. If the data iS Processed at the RemoTE LocAtiON and ReTurned, the costs Are DoUBLed.
UtiliZiNg overnight Or same-daY cOUrierS, a rounD-trip sHipment BETwEEn two gEogrAphIcally
 present invention will in  part by o bviou s a ndwi ll i n pa rt appear from thedrawings and descripti on wh ic h  fol l ow . The  transm i ss i o n o fla rge  d a ta  file s ( typical ly those i n t he  megabyte an d  g reater siz e r ange) or lar gequanti ti eso f sma lle r dat a bloc k s betw een two r em o te loc a tions h a s  t radi tionally been acc o mp l ished in one o f thre ew ay s :  (1 ) p hysicallytr anspo r ting th e  d a t a  on a tangible me dia such am agn etic t ap e,f loppyor fl op t ica l disks, or  opt ical disc s (ref e rred to as a "s neaker  ne t") , (2 )  e le ctr on i c t r an smi s sio n via mo de mand p ubli c t e leco mmu nica tions  lines, or (3 ) t rans m iss ion i n the  ele ct ronic  domai n via  a  dedicated tran smis sion path way  c ons is tingo f oneormor e hardwire, f i ber  o p t i c,  microwave, or sat el l i te  linkage s.
The ne ed to sendhu gedata f ilesbetw e en  remotelocati o ns  h as cont in ued to  e xpa ndin ma n y in dustri es, such  as p h otographic and pre-press ope r at i o ns ,  mag azi ne and cata logp rint ing, me dic a l ima ging,  C A D/ C AM fabrication andma nufact uring , financial a nd account i n g  service s, a n dm any scientific  andtechnicalr esearchopera tions.
P hysical t r a nsportat ion  of  da tai s  r estricted byt h e si ze  of lar gedata fi les  an d t heca pacity of  transpo rt ab le  m edi a. Fl o ppy andfl opt ic aldiskm edia i s cur rent ly  a pre ferreda ve n u e du eto  the  re la tivel y sm a llcost of  the medi a p e r me ga by te of s torage capaci ty . Conventi on alhigh-d e n sity flo ppy disks having approx i mately1.4 4 meg abyt es of for mat ted un com p ressed  capac ity h av e b e e n rep l a ce d b yvarious hi g h -ca pacit yopti ons suc h as the 100 megab y teIomega.RTM. Z IP. TM.o r  S yqu e st . RTM .d riv e s , and the recen tly introd uc e d120 megaby t e L S- 120.TM.  floppy  disk from 3M  Companythat is b ac kwar d s  co mpatible w ith theprevailin g  1.44 me gabyt e f ormats .Eve n gre ater c a pac ity m ay beob tained  usin gmagneto- optical disks such as t he 230  mega byt e DynaMO. RTM .  fo rmat from  Fuj itsu, WORM  an d r ewrit abl e  opti cald is css uch a s th e  industry - st and a r d650 megabyt e C D-R OMs,and variou s re movable hard driv e s.
However, ev en w i t h i ncr e asin gstorage capaci tyan d loweredeq uipment pri ces, phy si c al tr anspor tation  of dat a ha s  manyinhe ren t drawbac ks.  B e sides t he  c o st ofmedi a,  there  are a d diti o n al monetary cost s for t he ac t ual  phys ic al tran s port ation, inc luding pack aging,  pos tal,messeng er , or c our ie r charges, and the t ime a nd expe ns e in vol ved wi th h a v ing p erso nn eldownload, a dd r es s, del iver , rec ei ve,and subse q uently l oad the dat a.  If t he dat a  i s processedatthe r e m ote locati o n an d  r e turne d, the  costs  are do u ble d. 
Utiliz ing o vernightor same-d a y c ou rier s, a rou nd -tri pshi pm ent between two  geograp hically
 present_invention will_in part by obvious_and will_in_part appear_from_the drawings and_description which follow._The transmission of large_data files (typically_those_in the megabyte and greater size range) or large quantities of smaller data blocks_between_two remote_locations_has_traditionally been accomplished in one_of three ways: (1) physically_transporting the_data on a tangible media such a magnetic_tape,_floppy or floptical_disks, or optical discs (referred to as a "sneaker_net"), (2) electronic transmission via modem_and public telecommunications_lines,_or_(3) transmission in the_electronic domain via a dedicated transmission_pathway consisting of one or more_hard wire, fiber optic, microwave, or satellite_linkages.
The need to send huge data_files between remote locations has_continued to_expand in many industries, such_as photographic and_pre-press operations,_magazine and catalog_printing, medical imaging, CAD/CAM fabrication and_manufacturing, financial and_accounting services, and many scientific and_technical_research operations.
Physical transportation_of_data_is restricted_by the size_of_large data_files_and the capacity of transportable media._Floppy_and floptical disk media is currently a_preferred avenue due to_the_relatively small cost of_the media per megabyte of_storage capacity. Conventional high-density floppy disks_having approximately_1.44 megabytes_of formatted uncompressed capacity have been replaced by various high-capacity options_such as the 100 megabyte Iomega.RTM._ZIP.TM. or Syquest.RTM. drives,_and the_recently_introduced 120 megabyte_LS-120.TM._floppy disk_from 3M Company that is backwards compatible_with the_prevailing 1.44 megabyte formats. Even greater_capacity may be obtained_using_magneto-optical disks such as the 230_megabyte DynaMO.RTM. format from Fujitsu, WORM_and rewritable optical discs such_as_the_industry-standard 650 megabyte CD-ROMs, and_various removable hard drives.
However, even with_increasing storage capacity_and lowered equipment prices, physical transportation of_data_has many inherent drawbacks. Besides the_cost_of media, there are additional monetary_costs_for_the actual physical transportation, including_packaging, postal, messenger, or courier charges,_and the time and expense involved with having personnel_download, address, deliver,_receive, and subsequently load the_data._If_the data is processed at the remote location and returned,_the costs_are doubled.
Utilizing overnight_or same-day couriers, a round-trip shipment between two geographically