From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 9 10:31:40 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86A3E16A4CE for ; Tue, 9 Dec 2003 10:31:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtpout.mac.com (A17-250-248-83.apple.com [17.250.248.83]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7309343D1F for ; Tue, 9 Dec 2003 10:31:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from mac.com (smtpin07-en2 [10.13.10.152]) by smtpout.mac.com (8.12.6/MantshX 2.0) with ESMTP id hB9IZrcq015326; Tue, 9 Dec 2003 10:35:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.6] (pool-68-161-96-170.ny325.east.verizon.net [68.161.96.170]) (authenticated bits=0)hB9IVVhc022475; Tue, 9 Dec 2003 10:31:31 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v594) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Charles Swiger Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 13:31:40 -0500 To: fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.594) cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" Subject: Re: FBSD built in FTP server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 18:31:40 -0000 X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 18:31:40 -0000 On Dec 9, 2003, at 1:06 PM, fbsd_user wrote: > Besides the built in FTP server started by inetd, > does FBSD have any other built in FTP servers? "locate ftpd" would answer your question, BTW, but yes: besides the stock ftpd, there is also lukemftpd and tftpd. Other good choices from the ports collection would be proftpd and pureftpd. > I ask because FBSD comes with 2 built in firewall applications. Yep, it does. > Does the FBSD built in FTP client transmit the login ID & pw in > clear text? Generally, yes. A Kerberized version of the FTP which uses encryption is probably also available as part of the system, but it is not likely that Kerberos is applicable to your situation. However, using scp or sftp is another reasonable option, especially if you want users to authenticate: plain old FTP is best used for anonymous-only cases. -- -Chuck