On Fri, Mar 22, 2002 at 03:17:35PM +0800, Eliel Antero S. Roxas wrote: > Hello Evryone! > > I am trying to set up an FTP server in Red Hat 7.1.
Forget about installing it. I'm serious. I would strongly suggest that you ditch the FTP server completely, or leave it at anonymous-only download if that's what you want. Non-anonymous FTP is very dangerous in today's world, as it performs authentication without cryptography, which is a complete joke. As I have said over and over, FTP is a relic of a time when the Internet was a research network where everyone could trust everyone else. This goes as much for a private network as it does for the Internet, as insecure habits in one environment can carry over to others without your noticing it at once. Instead, I suggest you set up SSH and use SCP and SFTP. You'll at least have some solid cryptography to cover your ass while you perform authentication. -- Rafael R. Sevilla <dido at imperium dot ph> +63(2)8183151 Software Developer, Imperium Technology Inc. +63(917)4458925 _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
