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Date:      Sat, 7 Oct 2000 21:09:10 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Matt Heckaman <matt@ARPA.MAIL.NET>
To:        Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com>
Cc:        Kenneth Mays <kmays2000@hotmail.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: WU-FTPD
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0010072109000.98552-100000@epsilon.lucida.qc.ca>
In-Reply-To: <200010080059.e980xRZ62667@earth.backplane.com>

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However, if you need the features that wu-ftpd provide, and want an FTPD  
with a good track record, you can check out ProFTPD, which is a lot easier
to use and far more flexible than wu-ftpd. Apache style configureation is
quite nice to use. It's in the ports. :)

On Sat, 7 Oct 2000, Matt Dillon wrote:

:     I would either use the ftpd supplied with FreeBSD, or not
:     use ftpd at all... especially not wu-ftpd, which has a 
:     terrible history of root compromises.  This is one case where
:     all those cool features in wu-ftpd are just not worth the
:     potential for yet another root hack being discovered.
: 
: 						-Matt

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