Once bitten, twice shy. I was hit with the Ramen Worm, so I've avoided WU-FTP since. You're point is well taken, however.
<<JAV>> ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Ed Wilts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 15:56:53 -0600 Subject: Re: wu-ftp set up > On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 05:20:58PM -0400, Joe Polk wrote: > > While also a challenge for logins ProFTP is a better choice over WU-FTP. WU- > > FTP is a common victim of exploits. > > I believe that last security exploit in wu-ftpd was the glob exploit. > This affected ProFTP as well. > > Given that wu-ftpd is used a *lot* more than ProFTP and that there > are no recent exploits to wu-ftpd, wu-ftpd is probably at least as > secure as ProFTP. I strongly suspect that wu-ftpd has had a lot > more penetration attempts than ProFTP. > > -- > Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ------- End of Original Message ------- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
