Re: Webserver questions: using samba, avoiding cleartext passwords, co-existing with Windows

[Thiemo Nagel <thiemonagel@gmx.de>]

Hi,

> I have a Debian webserver that currently runs SSH, HTTP, and SMTP
> services.  The SMTP service only accepts mail from the local interface.
> I try to keep my box free of any excess services that might lead to
> vulnerabilities, or that transmit authentication information via
> cleartext.  I am running into some issues, however, where having only
> SCP access for file transfer is not convenient.

I use rsync over ssh (cygwin) to copy updates from my workstation to the
server and the other way round. I wrote all the params to a (very short)
shell script. You can even create an icon on your desktop that executes
c:\program files\cygwin\bin\bash.exe path_to_script

I think this is more convenient that FTP, too.

cu,

Thiemo Nagel


-- 
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security-request@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org