I've done no FTP serving up to this point.
I had a client yesterday who asked about being able to
have a way to access documents on her PC at work
and at home, and I thought of an FTP site on my server.
(She's almost completely computer illiterate and doesn't
want to spend much money.)
That would mean she'd have to upload and download
documents...not the best solution...I thought about VPN
or something like that (that I've never dealt with either),
but that seemed more complicated and probably more costly...
I tried to setup an FTP on Win2K, but even with creating a User,
assigning permissions, and passwords, etc., I couldn't get in with
that User's password...seems like, based other comments in this
thread that each user has to have their own port...rather than the
default port of 21...didn't know that. Maybe that's the problem.
Does IIS FTP not have the capability of allowing many users
on one port? There's only so many ports available to use! Right?
I guess Serv-U is set up to overcome that limitation by allowing
many users on one port...correct?
Rick
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 12:57 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: SOT: Serv-U?
>
>
> > Choosing to use Serv-U instead of Windows 2000 Server's
> > regular means of FTP account management is desirable
> > because it's simpler and easier and provides more feedback
> > on usage, etc.?
>
> I think the answer to this will depend on what you're trying
> to accomplish.
> Personally, I usually find the IIS FTP server to be
> sufficient for my uses,
> but then again I'm not running a hosting company. The IIS
> FTP server has
> some characteristics that will be advantages for some, and
> disadvantages for
> others.
>
> If you're providing FTP services to people who already have
> Windows accounts
> in your domain, and aren't concerned about Windows account security
> ramifications, IIS FTP is very nice, since you don't have to
> do any account
> management at all - it simply uses your existing accounts.
> On the other
> hand, if you want to provide non-anonymous FTP to a lot of
> people, you'll
> probably prefer something that doesn't require you to add
> users to your
> Windows user database.
>
> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
> http://www.figleaf.com/
> voice: (202) 797-5496
> fax: (202) 797-5444
>
>
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