Hi Chris, Sorry to speak for someone else but the ftp-server-under-lion-thing interests me as well. The problem with the built-in server is, that, if you have a very large userbase, which I know Paul does have it will be a hell of a job to add them all one by one. Thats why he (and I too) am looking for a third party ftp server application for the mac. I have searched yesterday but coudnt find one in the appstore or through a quick google. Greetings, Anouk, On Sep 23, 2011, at 8:05 PM, Chris Blouch wrote:
> There is a perfectly serviceable FTP server built into osx. Because osx is > unix underneath you might be able to set up FTP accounts outside the usual > users preference pane, but why? Just add the users via the GUI in the usual > way and be done. I should point out that I pretty much stick with Afro as is > generally recommended these days. Otherwise FTP is just as risky under osx as > any other is. If you want to run FTP on another port you might have to poke > under the hood to tweak some configuration files but I haven't googled that. > Last I checked FTP requires a whole range of ports to be opened as it shifts > connections around, making firewalls into Swiss cheese. Might be time to > reconsider sftp. > > CB > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 23, 2011, at 8:41 AM, Paul Erkens <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear listers, >> I have an ftp server running under windows. It has over 50 user accounts >> now, but the machine is very old, and some day sooner or later, I will have >> to replace it. Do I need ftp server software on a mac, or is it already >> built in? >> If it is built in, can it have separate user accounts, so that I don't have >> to create each one in users and groups, but rather inside the server >> software itself so that accounts are local there? >> Can I use an alternative port instead of 21? >> Are there any security risks, more than running an ftp server program under >> windows on the lan? >> Very interested. >> Paul. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
