Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2021 01:20:32 +0300 From: Christos Chatzaras <chris@cretaforce.gr> To: FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Deprecating base system ftpd? Message-ID: <3A96BE67-4E40-4F11-BD9F-3C27C9133CF4@cretaforce.gr> In-Reply-To: <0070fa8d-1e9c-89c7-f0a8-40aace3030d8@quip.cz> References: <CAPyFy2AbP2X339zbemZ9Y8edjNKdyygnR9mH48Q78nxwDtOBAg@mail.gmail.com> <0070fa8d-1e9c-89c7-f0a8-40aace3030d8@quip.cz>
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> On 5 Apr 2021, at 00:22, Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> wrote: > > On 03/04/2021 22:39, Ed Maste wrote: >> I propose deprecating the ftpd currently included in the base system >> before FreeBSD 14, and opened review D26447 >> (https://reviews.freebsd.org/D26447) to add a notice to the man page. >> I had originally planned to try to do this before 13.0, but it dropped >> off my list. FTP is not nearly as relevant now as it once was, and it >> had a security vulnerability that secteam had to address. >> I'm happy to make a port for it if anyone needs it. Comments? > > I am on FreeBSD for more than 20 years, running FTP service on almost all our servers but it never was ftpd from base. I saw other comments against removing it but from my point of view ftpd in base is useless for me. > And I don't see much cases where FTP service is needed before any other package / port can be installed. > > As always there will be at least two groups of users one for, one against. > > Kind regards > Miroslav Lachman I use FTP service too but pure-ftpd. Also the only reason sometimes I use telnet is to check if SSH is open: "telnet server.example.com <http://server.example.com/>; 22" but I can use "nc server.example.com <http://server.example.com/>; 22"help
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