On Thu, Sep 16, 1999 at 09:15:42PM -0400, Kristopher Johnson wrote: > The description for ftpd recommends to use wu-ftpd or proftpd > instead. My needs are very simple--I just want a way to transfer > files between my PC and work or a few friends. I'm not running a > major ftp site. Can anyone advise me as to which ftp server is > easier to set up and use?
ProFTPd comes basically working out of the box. Its config file is very easy, (I haven't tried wu_ftpd, but it has historically had many security bugs in it... I don't know how it is these days. The recent spat of security bugs in ProFTPd have always been patched and released within hours (minutes? :) by the debian maintainer ([EMAIL PROTECTED] :) There is a bit of a hint that there might still be a security bug lurking in proftpd, but the bug-finder said more details in a few days. <shrug> -- Seth Arnold | http://www.willamette.edu/~sarnold/ Hate spam? See http://maps.vix.com/rbl/ for help Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread!
