* Hall Stevenson (hallstevenson@mindspring.com) [030417 19:07]: > A friend is trying to migrate his "server" from Windows to linux and > needs an FTP server. I don't know which one to recommend to him > though... > > Any comments or opinions ?? I see bsd-ftpd, which I imagine is probably > a pretty good one security-wise. I also see good, ole wu-ftpd. He's not > interested in anonymous logins, by the way. If 'ftp' isn't a strict requirement, apache with mod_dav is a great solution to the file transfer problem. Windows and Mac users can mount a "web folder" or some such to access DAV directories without any need for extra client software. The advantages on the server are many: no wacky connection tracking/firewall holes necessary, robustness, flexibility, ease, and security of apache (adding SSL and/or digest authentication is also very easy). good times, Vineet -- http://www.doorstop.net/ -- Microsoft has argued that open source is bad for business, but you have to ask, "Whose business? Theirs, or yours?" --Tim O'Reilly
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