Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 07:54:51 -0400 From: Micah Bushouse <bushous2@msu.edu> To: z3l3zt@hackunite.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ftp server Message-ID: <4083BE0B.8090809@msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <2383.213.112.193.91.1082355202.squirrel@mail.hackunite.net> References: <000901c42596$ce0df5c0$0200a8c0@satellite> <2383.213.112.193.91.1082355202.squirrel@mail.hackunite.net>
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If you're having a problem building the data connection, you might have problems with your ipfilter. This link has information on how to help ipfilter and ftp coexist. http://www.obfuscation.org/ipf/ It's about 3/4 into the article, do a find for "coping with ftp" ~Micah Jesper Wallin wrote: >>Hello, >>I've got a 4.9 system and i'm out looking for an ftp server for it as i do >>not want to use the base server. I've heard good reviews of pure-ftpd, but >>i'm getting errors: can not find the ftp account and it won't authenticate. >> I've also tried proftpd, but although i find it capable i don't like >>it's slow response, even with identd lookups off. >> Features that i'm looking for, chroot anonymous users to a specific >>area, enable both anonymous and real users, virtual user and quota support, >>band width management, and optional secure communications. Most importantly >>i need it to work with ipfilter/ipnat. Using the base ftp server on a test >>box i can connect but i keep getting an error, can not build data >>connection, this is from a box external to the firewall. >>Thanks. >>Dave. >> >>_______________________________________________ >>freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > > Hello.. > > I would (and do) choose Pure-FTPd since it has a very nice history without alot of > security problems. Both proftpd and wu-ftpd has a quite bad security history and I > prefer to not use them at all because of that. > > Pure-FTPd has support for SSL/TLS, FXP, has native-language support, chroot, allow > virtual users, MySQL, Bandwidth limitations, Works perfectly both with or without a > firewall, and so on, the list is long.. I've personally used it since the spring of 1999 > and I havn't heard of _any_ remote root exploit yet so I consider it the best ftp daemon > ever. > > > Regards, > Jesper Wallin > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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