On Sun, 1 Feb 2004, Jason Dixon wrote: > On Sun, 2004-02-01 at 14:22, Joel Jaeggli wrote: > > The biggest issue being that if you have to pass authentication > > credentials securely ftp isn't very good... wrappering it in ssl is an > > improvement but client support isn't really there... > > > > The real reason ftp still exists is anonymous file access. in that context > > what's important is that someone not be able to root the box through the > > ftp server, hog resources, or fill directories up with warez... > > I've actually been pondering why most folks haven't simply replaced > anonymous FTP with HTTP. The transmission advantages of days yore > simply don't matter with broadband. I know there are exceptions where > folks need certain features, but for the bulk of exposed anon-ftp > servers out there, FTP just isn't necessary. Inertia plays a bit role both among the customers bas the mirror admins... We've had linux resources or varying varieties mirrored at the University of Oregon for around 11 years now... We also provide access through http and anonymous rsync. people don't use those as much. the addition of yum/apt to fedora has changed that a bit... joelja > Just my $0.02. > > -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Jaeggli Unix Consulting joelja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx GPG Key Fingerprint: 5C6E 0104 BAF0 40B0 5BD3 C38B F000 35AB B67F 56B2
