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Re: Wheezy: substitute for wu-ftpd - recommendations?



On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:11:14 +0200, Hartwig Atrops wrote:

> I am looking for an ftp server for Wheezy. Usually, I install wu-ftpd,
> but it's missing in Wheezy.

Is not there? Let's see the reason...

http://packages.qa.debian.org/w/wu-ftpd.html

Bug#595500: Removed package(s) from unstable

------------------- Reason -------------------
ROM; dead upstream, orphaned, doesn't support IPv6, alternatives exist
----------------------------------------------

Time for a replacement, yes :-)

> debian.org, Software Packages in "wheezy", Subsection net lists lots of
> ftp servers, but I do not want to test them all :-)
> 
> I need a simple server for my private network, but with support for
> anonymous file upload (my backup scripts work that way).
> 
> Any recommendations?

I would definetly look at wzdftpd and vsftpd (I specially like the 
latter) and Pure-FTFd or ProFTPD (good for large deployments, virtual 
hosting...).

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón


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