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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 22:53:30 -0500 (EST)
From: David Botton <dbotton@linux.max5.com>
To: Jason Lixfeld <carrera@idirect.com>
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On Thu, 31 Oct 1996, Jason Lixfeld wrote:

> Hi, 
> 
> 	I recently ftp'd to my FreeBSD 2.1.5 system, 'just for the heck of
> it' and I noticed that when I logged in as myself (Not root)  that I got a
> directory listing of eVERYTHING!  From this, I can conclude that FTP needs
> to be setup.  Could someone tell me HOW, or give me some MAN pages to
> read?!
 
When you FTP using your user name and password, ftpd puts you into your
home directory w/ appropriate r/w rights.

David Botton