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FTP is an abomination and SMTP is not a file transfer protocol. I wish people would use SFTP. The biggest problem is I've yet to find a SFTP server that isn't
by Dobbs 16y ago
FTP is an abomination and SMTP is not a file transfer protocol. I wish people would use SFTP.
The biggest problem is I've yet to find a SFTP server that isn't part of a SSH service. I'd like a nice pure SFTP server.
- zdw 16y agoSFTP is SSH based - the full name is "SSH File Transfer Protocol" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSH_File_Transfer_Protocol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSH_File_Transfer_Protocol You can restrict an account to only SCP/SFTP with this shell: http://www.pizzashack.org/rssh/ http://www.pizzashack.org/rssh/
- Dobbs 16y agoYes I'm well aware that sftp is a ftp style protocol over ssh. What I want is a SFTP server that focuses on just the ftp part. With easy chrooting, virtual users, that sort of stuff. I recently setup a new ftp/sftp server. Chrooting SFTP is a pain in the ass. Chrooting SFTP while still allowing some accounts to also be chrooted FTP is an even bigger pain in the ass. In addition from everything I hear your better off using sftp-subsystem over rssh.
- moe 16y agoProFTPd has a sftp module that works very well. Sadly ProFTPd also has a very bad security track-record, don't use it for a public ftp.