Password protected files for photos

My new job requires I take several photos each week. Many times, people ask me

to send them some of the photos in an e mail. I no longer have time--

thankfully--to send everyone a photo.

Would someone direct me to a site which will teach me how I can post short

term, password protected, photo files on one of my Websites?

I would then send the client the link and password to their specific folder.

The client could then order whatever print they choose through the print

service offered by photo.net.

I would remove their folder after, say, 30 days. Thanks!

You can zip (high res) photos together with a password (it's a preference you can set in

most zipping apps), then upload the resultant password protected file to http://

www.yousendit.com/.

Your recipient will receive an email with a link to download the file. Very simple.

Now you only have to get (mail?) that password to your recipient to enable him/her to

unzip the file.

Files uploaded like this are available for download for 7 days, and can be downloaded 100

times max. Maximum file size 100 MB. This is the FREE scheme.

You can upload much larger files, for more downloads, and for a much longer period, if

you pay up.

If you had an install of Gallery:

http://gallery.menalto.com/

running you could password protect each sub-album.

Otherwise, if you don't want to mess with installing your own online gallery you can use Flickr's handy new "Guest Pass" feature.

http://www.flickr.com/help/guestpass