On 2021-04-05 12:01, Patrick M. Hausen wrote:
Hi all,
Am 03.04.2021 um 22:39 schrieb Ed Maste <ema...@freebsd.org>:
I'm happy to make a port for it if anyone needs it. Comments?
A bit late to the party, but my take is: please just don't.
I absolutely freaked out when Apple removed the telnet and ftp clients
from Mac OS and I needed to reinstall them via MacPorts.
That route uses an inferior (opinion) version of ftp(1) && ftpd(8).
It might interest you to know that the FreeBSD versions that (currently)
already come with FreeBSD can be copied over to your Mac. I *too*
became upset when I found MacOS w/o these, and on a hunch tried it,
and worked as intended/expected. The FreeBSD version(s) are more
"featurefull" than those that originally came on the Mac, or the GNU
one that is supplied w/MacPorts.
People who manage any larger collection of networking gear *depend*
on these outdated but simple services. Client and server side alike.
TFTP is not going away, neither is FTP. I'm dead serious. Remote media
via Supermicro IPMI in 2021? SMB1. Firmware updates for my UPS? FTP.
Scanner/printer/fax all-in-one thingy? Uploads received fax transmissions
via FTP. PBX? Uploads usage reports via FTP. This stuff is here to stay.
In local networks, of course.
But still even on "the Internet", FTP is the most used method for customers
of static website hosting. You cannot teach these people what an SSH key is.
Just my experience, but backed by a load of customer interactions over more
than 20 years ...
Kind regards,
Patrick
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