Re: server side ftp

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Jamie Lawrence wrote:

> On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, Noll, Ralph wrote:
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> > i need ftp installed so i can ftp to the box
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> > any ideas
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> Um, you could install an FTP server.
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> What exactly are you asking?
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> -j
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apt-get install ftpd

on the server box, or even better,

apt-get install ssh

on the server box, followed by "sftp server_box" from the client box 
(assuming the client also has ssh installed). sftp, part of the ssh 
package, is more secure than ftp.

Kent