Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 18:38:31 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upload-only ftp server Message-ID: <6B6CF4191FA8FD14F86DAB74@Paul-Schmehls-Computer.local> In-Reply-To: <44746E97.5070309@messias.qhigh.com> References: <44746E97.5070309@messias.qhigh.com>
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--==========BB1DDA6A21CCC7522CE3========== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline --On May 24, 2006 4:32:55 PM +0200 User Gandalf <gandalf@messias.qhigh.com> = wrote: > > Dear List, > > I would like to install an ftp server. Some of the users want to upload > files to the server. I would not like to start an ftp server at all, > because I'm too paranoid. But my users demand it. I looked at the ports > tree and I found many ftp servers. I cannot choose between them. Can you > recommend one for me? I only need one ftp user (possibly with a > password), and upload/list files only. The most important thing is > security, and the ability to handle passive transfers. > Is there a reason they can't use sftp? You're most likely already running=20 sshd, which means you already have sftp capabilities builtin. If the issue = is usability, there are a number of gui clients available for all platforms = (WinSCP for Windows, for example) that make the process painless. Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Adjunct Information Security Officer The University of Texas at Dallas http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/ --==========BB1DDA6A21CCC7522CE3==========--
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