> Yes, I know, putty isn't a > secure ftp client. But it gets me in securely and it works. I could have > easily used others like ws_ftp or something. But the point is, IE (at > least through 5.5 and I'd be surprised if 6 was any better) sometimes > has trouble with ftp. Anonymous or secure.
Since I've spent a lot of hours recently looking at secure ftp options, I thought I'd take this opportuntiy to change the thread and cover this instead of MS/IE bashing (which may be valid but isn't really relevant to redhat-list). Secure ftp is actually documented in an RFC (whose number escapes me right), and is unfortunately a moving target. The standard started with AUTH SSL protocol commands, but they've seen gone away and aren't recommended. ws_ftp, which you referenced, does not comply with the current version of the standard - it uses deprecated features like AUTH SSL. The current standard is ftp/tls and ws_ftp hasn't even committed to supporting it yet, let alone have it scheduled for a future release. Red Hat, AFAIK, does not ship *any* secure ftp clients in 7.2. wu-ftpd in rawhide does support secure ftp transfers. I'm trying to convince Red Hat that ckermit should ship as part of the standard distribution - it supports connection over ssh, ftp/tls, telnet, serial lines, has all the good old scripting we all know and love, and just plain works for just about everything. The sad part is that with all the work being done on secure ftp clients and servers, they're very unfriendly to firewalls and even with both ends working, you may get blocked by your firewall. Now that I've rambled on again, I believe you probably meant authenticated ftp, not secure ftp - ie, pass a username/password to the browser. For authenticated ftp, IE sucks. It flat out sucks. Badly. It barely works, keeps your password in clear text in your history, doesn't allow you to upload at all, and should not even ship in its current state. Ed Wilts Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
