>Subject: Re: The riscs of Filesharing over FTP >From: Mark Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >It's OK as long as it is not forwarded outside tour network by the >machine you connect to the internet with. If the ports (20 & 21 IIRC) >are open from outside firewall them IMMEDIATELY. If you had OS X 10.2 >you could do this in the sharing control panel but if not use a utility >like Brickwall or FireWalkX. FTP is NOT a secure protocol and is an >invitation to crackers to get into your machine and your files. > Brickwall being pc-only, what Mac equivalent(s) would you recommend? Thnx, Bob F
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