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Re: Req: FTP server options
From: Brad Arlt <arlt () cpsc ucalgary ca>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 17:19:35 -0600
On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 02:54:47PM -0500, Raymer, Dan wrote:
To start off, let me say that I understand that SCP and SFTP is the way to go.
It is also not FTP in any way, and (IMHO) not the way to go for anonymous access - assuming you want anonymous access.
Knowing that, I am looking for some FTP server options running under *nix that do not pose some of the vulnerabilities that wu-ftp has shown over
I snapped a while back at umpteenth hack for WU-FTPd in what seemed like a week. http://www.proftpd.org
directions. Given the FTP servers out there, which is the most recommended and why? Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Proftpd: - has had fewer problems than Wu - is all very nice an granular, like Apache's httpd - down to allowing or denying certain FTP commands (like httpd can deny HTTP methods) and other what nots - the name sound more business like - there is no "woo!" in it, only "pro" ;) There is other propiganda on the project website, but that is why I used it instead of Wu, and I have been quite happy with it. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- __o Bradley Arlt Security Team Lead _ \<_ arlt () cpsc ucalgary ca University Of Calgary (_)/(_) Joyously Canadian Computer Science --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Captus Networks Are you prepared for the next Sobig & Blaster? - Instantly Stop DoS/DDoS Attacks, Worms & Port Scans - Precisely Define and Implement Network Security - Automatically Control P2P, IM and Spam Traffic FIND OUT NOW - FREE Vulnerability Assessment Toolkit http://www.captusnetworks.com/ads/42.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- Req: FTP server options Raymer, Dan (Sep 09)
- Re: Req: FTP server options Brad Arlt (Sep 09)
- RE: FTP server options David O'Donoghue (Sep 09)
- Re: Req: FTP server options Peter Hermanns (Sep 10)
- Re: FTP server options Nicolas Sigal (Sep 10)