Re: Is it possible to install ftp servers w/o 421 Service not available errors?

[Roberto Sanchez <roberto@familiasanchez.net>]

Dirk wrote:
> Seriously,
> I've tried proftpd, vsftpd and another one I don't remember on different
> machines (all with debian) and randomly they bitch around giving me 421!
Interesting.  What steps (exactly) have you taken?  Have you enabled 
inbound FTP in the /etc/hosts.allow?  Are you inetd settings correct? 
Firewall setup properly?

> Is it possible to run a ftp server with debian? Or will I finally have
> to switch to FreeBSD like so many did since they've started putting
> unstable stuff into 2.6.x.y instead of 2.7.x.
You seem to be confusing the stability of the kernel with the stability 
of applications.  The problem you are having is likely a misconfiguration.

> Sorry for being an ass but I'm lightly pissed about Linux turning into a
> bitch lately.

It happens.

-Roberto

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