Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 22:25:25 -0600 From: Colin Faber <cfaber@fpsn.net> To: Spikeman <spikeman@myself.com> Cc: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com>, Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fwd: WuFTPD: Providing *remote* root since at least1994 Message-ID: <3952E6B5.7123A453@fpsn.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006222306390.65919-100000@achilles.silby.com> <3952E620.2D8BC3A1@myself.com>
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Agreed, with a correctly setup ProFTPD you can't got wrong, Much more powerful then the stock FTPd and many less exploits then WU's stuff. Spikeman wrote: > > ProFTPD does really where.. there were some explots in it in younger > versions but by fair not as many as Wu FTPD... > > Mike Silbersack wrote: > > > On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Mike Tancsa wrote: > > > > > At 10:34 PM 6/22/2000 -0500, Mike Silbersack wrote: > > > >Hm, given the number of explots for wu-ftpd in the last year and a half, I > > > >wonder if it should just be removed from the ports tree based on the > > > >assumption that there are more, and it's just a risk. > > > > > > > >(Does anyone actually still run it?) > > > > > > A lot of people run it still. I would use the stock ftpd with FreeBSD if > > > there was a better way to control anon uploads. > > > > > > ---Mike > > > > Hm, yeah, I tried searching freshmeat for ftpds, and proftpd seems like > > the only other full-featured one. Well, I'm getting glad I don't need to > > run a ftpd. :) > > > > Mike "Silby" Silbersack > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message > > -- > ___ > /\ \ phase two of global domination in operation, hide all lions. > /::\ \ > /:/\:\ \ Comments or Questions email spikeman@myself.com > _\:\~\:\ \ > /\ \:\ \:\__\ Spikeman spikeman@myself.com > \:\ \:\ \/__/ http://www.spikeman.net > \:\ \:\__\ Find Me On EFNET /whois Spikeman > \:\/:/ / > \::/ / Friends are lights in winter; > \/__/ The older the friend, the brighter the light. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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