On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 02:09:58PM -0800, Jack Pistachio wrote: > I'd suggest ssh, sftp, and scp, which all come in the > debian ssh package. To use these with windows, I'd suggest > putty sftp client for windows. This seems th easiest way > to do it. This, of course, requires that your friends are > users on your system. > -jackp Hmm, yes. Thanks (at large) for the suggestions I've received. I think that the ssh package with its sftp seems like the solution I'm looking for. Then I can direct my 'users' to putty or to ssh.com for their client prog. -- whichever they prefer. Now, I'm wondering about a couple of details. Can any experienced administrators tell me: would it make sense to create one or two special users for the ftp access (like ftp-ro, and ftp-rw, for example) rather than having to build an account for each person... Though I suspect it might be more appropriate to create 1 user per user -- and then just toss'em in a group. I'm somewhat newbie in general, and I have *no* experience with adminstering a multi-user environment... Sorry if my question is dumb. And what about rssh? Has anybody tried it? It doesn't seem to be in stable... does that mean I can't / shouldn't use it on my woody box? If I do want it, will I need to compile-my-own? Any opinions on whether the security provided by rssh is effective/appropriate/necessary? Thanks again -- ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------. > -ScruLoose- | Dear Lord, never put me in the charge < > Please do not | of a frightened human being. < > reply off-list. | -Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. < `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------'
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