Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 22:26:35 +0100 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ftpd's read-only mode Message-ID: <87016.982617995@critter> In-Reply-To: Your message of "19 Feb 2001 21:27:29 %2B0100." <xzp7l2ml8pa.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
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In message <xzp7l2ml8pa.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>, Dag-Erling Smorgrav writes: >A while ago, Poul-Henning implemented a read-only option in ftpd that >makes the server refuse any command that would write, remove or modify >a file or directory. Currently, the server will send a 202 reply with >the reason "Command ignored. Server is in readonly mode.", but I think >that a "550 Permission denied" would be much more appropriate. Does >anybody object to this change? No, go ahead if you think that is better. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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