On Thu, 2007-01-18 at 14:17 -0600, Greg Swift wrote: > John Bowden wrote: > > On Mon, 2007-01-15 at 17:56 -0600, Thomas Cameron wrote: > > > >> On Mon, 2007-01-15 at 22:30 +0000, John Bowden wrote: > >> > >>> On Mon, 2007-01-15 at 16:07 -0600, Thomas Cameron wrote: > >>> > >>>> On Mon, 2007-01-15 at 21:52 +0000, John Bowden wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> I.m gonna set up an ftp server on another box, sooner or later it will > >>>>> be open to the public, though not right away. Any suggestions on which > >>>>> server to run. I'm also setting up Apache on the same box and that has > >>>>> an ftp module, should I stick with that? > >>>>> > >>>> vsftpd comes with FC6, and it is pretty secure. In fact, "vsftpd" > >>>> stands for Very Secure FTP Daemon. See http://vsftpd.beasts.org/#people > >>>> for some testimonials. > >>>> > >>>> Thomas > >>>> > >>>> > >>> Er. I.m thinking of using Mandriva Linux (ducks & weaves), as I been > >>> using it for a lot longer and know it a bit better. > >>> > >> Perhaps you should ask on that list, then? I don't know about others on > >> this list, but I am certainly not a subject matter expert on Mandriva. > >> > >> Or just use vsftpd on Mandriva. It should work on any distro. > >> > >> Thomas > >> > >> > > I was asking for ftp server software recommendations to see what people > > were using. It is available in the MDK repositories so I will probably > > go with it > > > > > > > i realize i'm a few days late coming in on this one, but I'd personally > recommend pure-ftpd. Its very flexible, provides better virtual user > support than vsftpd, and has a very clean security track record. > Although I havent used it for anonymous ftp, I have been utilizing it as > my primary ftp server for almost 7 yrs now. Going through the > configuration file, it seems to offer many options towards anonymous ftp... > > -greg > > -- > http://www.gvtc.com > -- > “While it is possible to change without improving, it is impossible to improve without changing.” -anonymous > > “only he who attempts the absurd can achieve the impossible.” -anonymous > Installed it and now trying to get to grips with it. Thanks for the recommendation any way -- Registered Linux user number 414240 Guy Fawkes the only person to enter the Parliament with honest intentions and he was going to blow them up
