On Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:14:23 -0500, shawn wilson wrote: >> P.S. There was a recently exploit in ProFTPD package, if you are >> thinking in installing, just ensure you get an unaffected package. >> >> I'll second vsftpd (as well as proftpd) for ease of use. I didn't know > about the proftpd exploit though (I don't use ftp anymore so might have > skimmed over it). That said, if it's personal or your users are nice > enough i'd recommend ssh / scp. Otherwise, i'd setup a webui for > transferring data over ssl/tls. Remember, there is nothing secure about > ftp.
Well, ftp servers can also use encryption (TLS/SSL) so you can give your users both options (plain ftp for public uploads -no username/password- and ftps for private usage without the needing of using systems users). Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.12.05.17.45...@gmail.com
