On Wednesday 12 February 2003 15:00, Chris Wesley wrote: > If you assume the users use FTP for uploads, then you have to assume the > hosting company is a band of hypocrites.
So the conclusion for the OP is simple: If the host is allowing you to use FTP to upload your site then they are a bunch of clueless hypocrites. > If you assume the users use SFTP or SCP for uploads, then you have to > assume the hosting company's objection to outgoing FTP is actually > addressing a security concern. I erred to this side so as not not unduely > ridicule anyone, and to share some pertinent insight from my experiences > with running a secure shared host. Also, the manager-speak in the > original message included verbiage from the hosting company stating that > the company had already been burned by a similar circumstance. They > apparently learned from it and are being somewhat smart about what they > enable and disable. I gave them the benefit of the doubt on whether they > were really addressing a security concern ... and I agree that there is a > security concern to address. Again, you're giving more credit than is due. I've read their arguments again and it seems quite clear (to me at least) that they do not understand the difference between running an FTP server and an FTP client. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general ------------------------------------------ /* You are a very redundant person, that's what kind of person you are. */ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
