On Sunday 14 August 2005 22:46, Amit Aronovitch wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm new in this list, so please forgive me if I'm missing something
> crucial here.
>
> How about providing the big ISO's using ftp?
>
The problems with FTP are that it is often blocked by many firewalls (either
those that block all ports except 80, or those that only allow the HTTP
protocol), and that it has more overhead over a simple HTTP fetch.
I think it would still be a good idea to have FTP access *as well as* HTTP,
but not instead. This is to allow such things as "ls" or "get" with
wildcards. (which is very hard with normal HTTP). At least until WebDAV is
prevalent enough.
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
> I know ftpd is considered a security risk nowadays, but I see we have
> vsftpd package installed (ftp port is already open) - so it's just a
> matter of careful configuration.
>
> Web pages can easily include ftp URL's, which will work even for
> Windows/IE users. No need to compile or even install anything new...
>
> Shlomi Fish wrote:
> > What do we do now? Should I keep on looking? My log in the search for a
> > suitable web server is included below.
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