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Date:      Tue, 13 Feb 2001 14:25:49 +0100
From:      Szilveszter Adam <sziszi@petra.hos.u-szeged.hu>
To:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Secure Servers (SMTP, POP3, FTP)
Message-ID:  <20010213142548.A16193@petra.hos.u-szeged.hu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSO.4.33.0102131402240.14902-100000@k2.jozsef.kando.hu>; from bra@fsn.hu on Tue, Feb 13, 2001 at 02:14:55PM %2B0100
References:  <LC4-LFD104zkps49rAG00000067@hotmail.com> <Pine.BSO.4.33.0102131402240.14902-100000@k2.jozsef.kando.hu>

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Hello Attila!

On Tue, Feb 13, 2001 at 02:14:55PM +0100, Attila Nagy wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> > >3. ftpd - Dodgy security? Doesn't seem to be used very much
> > ftpd is my number one choice when it comes to security and good performance.
> Hmm, the standard FreeBSD ftpd can run as a daemon. But how do you control
> the number of active connections? With /etc/login.conf or something
> similar resource control (number of running processes)?

If you are not starting it from inetd (which can limit the number of
concurrent connections, then IMHO it is a good idea to run it in chroot or
in jail... otherwise I don't know.

-- 
Regards:

Szilveszter ADAM
Szeged University
Szeged Hungary


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