On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Jason Mogavero wrote: > If you use ssh to administer the machines that need to transfer files, you > can use scp, which is an encrypted file transfer method using the ssh > daemon. If you're transferring files into an unsecure network, you'd be > better off using scp anyway. The downfall of this is that you need valid > accounts on both boxes....there's no anonymous login, as it authenticates > the same way ssh does. (as far as I know) >
I was under the impression that I couldn't run scp unattended. Is that not correct? > There are also command-line scp clients for Win32, so if you have NT boxes > in the mix, they can still be scripted. > > www.ssh.org should have links to all the free ssh-based applications you > need. > > The only other solution I can think of that would allow anonymous access is > to run apache and post the files you need to transfer to the web content > directory, then use wget in a script on the box outside your firewall to > snag the files. > The box outside the firewall can't reach anything inside the firewall without going through a SecureID gateway--ie. wget can't see anything on the internal network. > I guess it all depends on how secure you need it to be and how sensitive the > information is. > > > Jason > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 2:39 PM > To: Debian List > Subject: Anonymous FTP > > > Hi all, > Due to a bug in FTP, we're going to lose our anonymous ftp privileges at > my place of work. We depend heavily upon anonymous ftp to update certain > files and such on a machine that is outside our firewall. What kind of > replacements are available to allow unattended transfer of files from a > secure network to an unsecure network? > > thanks > > -- -bob Remember the... the... uhh..... ********************************************************************** * Robert Kerr, The morphing guy. * MS 0847 Sandia National Labs * * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Albuquerque NM 87185-0847 * * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Phone: (505) 844-8606 * * http://www.et.byu.edu/~kerrr * Fax: (505) 844-9297 * **********************************************************************
