Paul Schmehl wrote: > --On May 24, 2006 4:32:55 PM +0200 User Gandalf > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Dear List, >> >> I would like to install an ftp server. Some of the users want to upload >> files to the server. I would not like to start an ftp server at all, >> because I'm too paranoid. But my users demand it. I looked at the ports >> tree and I found many ftp servers. I cannot choose between them. Can you >> recommend one for me? I only need one ftp user (possibly with a >> password), and upload/list files only. The most important thing is >> security, and the ability to handle passive transfers. >> > Is there a reason they can't use sftp? You're most likely already > running sshd, which means you already have sftp capabilities builtin. > If the issue is usability, there are a number of gui clients available > for all platforms (WinSCP for Windows, for example) that make the > process painless.
Yeah, I agree. I forced my users to use SFTP through FileZilla on windows. They actually think they're using FTP instead of SFTP. So everyone is happy including me. Cheers, Mikhail. -- Mikhail Goriachev Webanoide Telephone: +61 (0)3 62252501 Mobile Phone: +61 (0)4 38255158 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.webanoide.org PGP Key ID: 0x4E148A3B PGP Key Fingerprint: D96B 7C14 79A5 8824 B99D 9562 F50E 2F5D 4E14 8A3B _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
