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Date:      03 Jul 2003 20:01:48 -0400
From:      Adam <blueeskimo@gmx.net>
To:        FreeBSD-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Opinions on ftp-server
Message-ID:  <1057276908.21820.24.camel@jake>
In-Reply-To: <3F04AB61.2010405@intersonic.se>
References:  <3F04AB61.2010405@intersonic.se>

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On Thu, 2003-07-03 at 18:17, Per olof Ljungmark wrote:
> Not being entirely satisfied with the stock ftpd (i'm running=20
> 4.6/4.7-REL) I'm interested in hearing some opinions on alternatives.
>=20
> Access is for clients editing webpages, no anonymous. Number of users is=20
> low so authorization through passwd is fine.
>=20
> Stability and security is what I'm after.

Sounds like you want PureFTPd .. It's as secure as FTP can possibly be
(without using extras like SSL/TSL), and is extremely stable. In fact,
its the only popular FTPd that has NEVER had a root exploit. And, it
supports privilege seperation.

Note that the next major version is supposed to support SSL/TLS, but
this might not be released for a while.

What you want is a FTPd that supports the basics, without all the extra
'warez' features. It's those extra features that lead to security
problems and instability.

Anyhow, I would highly recommend you read through this page to make an
educated decision yourself:
http://www.linuxmafia.com/pub/linux/security/ftp-daemons

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Adam <blueeskimo@gmx.net>

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