On 11/28/06, Malcolm Greene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Charlie, > > You make some great points including the importance of encrypting > important data and how to manage incoming and outgoing files. I agree > with these points and like you said, these points apply equally to HTTP > file transfers as well. > > But (there's always a but<g>), I disagree with you that FTP is a secure > protocol because FTP transmits login information UN-encrypted. Although, > if all your FTP access is via anonymous login, then I guess this is a > moot point<g>.
You have to be careful about anonymous access. Once I opened up a FTP server to allow a client to transfer some data and then forgot about it. A few weeks later I looked in the folder to find a bunch of MP3s. It seems people were using it to trade MP3s... -- Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
