I didn't say FTP was any better. More secure in that you can have per-user credentials, but as you say, it's a major PITA to set up correctly. FTP over SSH, however, alleviates a lot of the problems, adds transport security, and doesn't diminish the capabilities in any way. My fav, though, is still rsync over SSH, since it's remarkably simple to use, doesn't require any server-side config (aside from having rsync installed), has all the security of SSH, and is very well suited to updates to existing "things", since it uses diffs rather than blasting the full contents of files.
cheers, barneyb On 9/1/05, Dave Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Oh, and tell your server people they're stupid. ;) > > > > I just unloaded a mouthful of diet coke onto my screen. LOL > > > > They allow RDS and not FTP.. Too funny. > > As a stupid server guy myself, I have two things to say about this. First, > most server administrators allow RDS because they don't know anything about > it. There aren't any RDS-specific ports, and RDS is enabled by default. > Second, RDS is a bit easier to secure in some respects. FTP is a pain in the > ass, when it comes to setting up firewall rules. It behaves differently in > active and passive modes, and each mode has its own problems. RDS is just > plain ol' HTTP - easy to secure, easy to block, and so on. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > -- Barney Boisvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360.319.6145 http://www.barneyb.com/ Got Gmail? I have 100 invites. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:217229 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
