While doing a search for cloud services to share files to a small number of recipients, I came across the interesting File AI service, which deserves to be better known, even though it's been running for a few years. It works by running a peer-to-peer Java applet in a browser on both sides. No software needs to be installed, as long as your browser supports Java.
It's very simple to use, to send a file, just go to fileai.com, click on Send and follow the instructions. You will need to click Run or Trust when the Java applet wants to run because it's unsigned. (Your recipients will also.) Then you drag and drop files you want to share into the "folder". You get a URL that you send to your recipients by email, etc. You can optionally specify a password for recipients before adding any files. You must keep the browser open until all the recipients have the file.
At the recipient end, they just click on your link, or paste it into a browser, click Run or Trust for the Java applet and the file is on the way.
Here is an blog post describing it and here is a YouTube video.
And in case you were wondering, yes it works behind firewalls.
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