except that wu-ftpd is one of the packages with a number of security concerns (though I think they've patched all the holes that have been found).
>From my readings, and what I've noticed on the mailing list, I think vsftp is one of >the most secure ftp servers available (besides doing FTP over SSH), and is relatively >simple to use. Shawn -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim Clarke Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 9:32 AM To: CLUG General Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Is Linux a Hobby System? Your thoughts > >ProFTPD should compile no problem. It's also the one FTP daemon I > >recommend using if FTP has to be used at all. > > > > > > > > > What would you use as an alternative? I know about SFTP, and, I > must admit, this would be my utility of choice, because (to my > knowledge) it only requires the SSH daemon. I agree SFTP is the way to go, however for a ftp standard on Mandrake I would recommend wu-ftpd. It is well documented and one can "tweak" it quite nicely. > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
