Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:56:56 +0200 From: Johann Visagie <johann@egenetics.com> To: Fernando Schapachnik <fpscha@via-net-works.net.ar> Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Passive FTP ports in ProFTPd Message-ID: <20000623165656.D13039@fling.sanbi.ac.za> In-Reply-To: <200006231348.KAA07596@ns1.via-net-works.net.ar>; from fpscha@ns1.via-net-works.net.ar on Fri, Jun 23, 2000 at 10:48:40AM -0300 References: <200006231348.KAA07596@ns1.via-net-works.net.ar>
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Fernando Schapachnik on 2000-06-23 at 10:48:40 -0300: > > I switched to ProFTPd due to the wu-ftpd exploit posted today. Despite the fact that ProFTPd is advertised as secure, it has had several security scares and is generally regarded (at least among the people I to talk to) as being a bad choice from a security perspective. See for instance what Dan Bernstein has to say about it: http://cr.yp.to/publicfile.html (3/4 way down the page) -- V To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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