Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:28:11 -0600 From: SigmaX <scottclansman@cwazy.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question about FTP Message-ID: <421E009B.3070306@cwazy.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <02b401c51a38$701d8240$6702a8c0@George> References: <20050224060221.94822.qmail@web30205.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <02b401c51a38$701d8240$6702a8c0@George>
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Paul Schmehl wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shawn B" <shawnblan@yahoo.com> > To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> > Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 12:02 AM > Subject: Question about FTP > > >> I am new to FreeBSD, and I am wondering what good, >> easy-to-use and reliable FTP server FreeBSD can use. I >> tried ProFTP, and had problem after problem. When I >> figured out how to fix one error, I had another, after >> another, after another. Are there any good >> alternatives? I am using FreeBSD-4.8. >> >> Also, how do you get Apache to point to a specific >> directory? And, how would I use multipule domains on >> the single machine, pointing them to a separate >> directory? Would I need multipule domains? >> >> I am attempting to use FreeBSD as a http server, ftp >> server, PHPbb server, and possibly an IRC server. I >> would be using at least two domains to start, and >> possibly another two within a couple of months. >> > Well you're certainly biting off more than most people could chew. > You not only are new to FreeBSD but also to ftp and http. Hopefully > you have some substantial Unix experience. If not, then you need to > stop now and find a knowledgeable friend. > > You need to read the Apache config docs and learn how to create > virtual domains on a web server. You need to learn how to set up a > server securely. Who's going to handle dns for this(these) domain(s)? > If you're really going to run an IRC server, you need to be even > *more* knowledgeable. > > You have a lot of work ahead of you, and a lot of heatache if you > don't do it right. > > Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) > Adjunct Information Security Officer > University of Texas at Dallas > AVIEN Founding Member > http://www.utdallas.edu/ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > It's really not that bad, if you've got the time to tinker. Almost brand new to UNIX I got an FTP, HTTP, and ASP .NET server running fine and securely, and granted it took some time and frustration, I learned alot (But still have alot more to learn, and that was on Linux anyway). However, at this stage in my education (Read: none, not *NIX-wise, anyway), FreeBSD is proving to be too much for me (Still haven't managed to get the firewall to do what I thought I told it to do, haven't even tried to setup FTP yet, ASP .NET server doesn't work period, etc) to chew :-). I think FreeBSD is an awesome OS, and I'm sure I'll come back to it later, but this week I'm moving my server back to Debian 'till I learn a bit more about the nitty-gritty stuff. Cheerio! SigmaX -- Registered Linux Freak #: 366,862 "If you think of MS-DOS as mono, and Windows as stereo, then Linux is Dolby Pro-Logic Surround Sound with Bass Boost and all the music is free."
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