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Date:      Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:47:34 -0600
From:      Rebecca Cran <rebecca@bsdio.com>
To:        Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>, Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>
Cc:        FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Deprecating ftpd in the FreeBSD base system?
Message-ID:  <386a959f-7151-248f-68ab-dfbcefa38eb3@bsdio.com>
In-Reply-To: <202009171404.08HE4fZj007939@slippy.cwsent.com>
References:  <CAPyFy2BHki84KuzP94AqTLk7v9FTAnLP-sa4HaFLq0kdxt0dEQ@mail.gmail.com> <202009171404.08HE4fZj007939@slippy.cwsent.com>

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On 9/17/20 8:04 AM, Cy Schubert wrote:

>
> We should also deprecate the FTP client.
>
> I've been advocating removing FTP (and HTTP) from libfetch as well. People
> should be using HTTPS only. (libfetch could support a plugin that might be
> supplied by a port should someone be inclined to write one.)


As an aside, are there any plans to remove the word "ftp" from the 
FreeBSD download sites. e.g. 
https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/12.1/ ?


-- 
Rebecca Cran





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