Re: Anon FTP

[Brent @ GreatCircle . COM (Brent Chapman)]

At 16:54 2/8/95, ALAN B. CONLEY wrote:
>We have been using an anonymous FTP server for the last couple
>of years on our internel network.  We'd like to set one up for
>access via the Internet, for both incoming and outgoing traffic.
>We have a good idea of the architecture, but I'm looking for specific
>suggestions for ftp servers.  I've heard that wuftpd is good for
>large sites.
>
>Are there any particular packages which are more secure than others?
>Recommendations?  Pointers to latest versions would also be appreciated.

The WU-Archive FTP server (presumably available from wu-archive.wustl.edu)
makes me a little nervous.  ftpd was a big, complex program to start with,
and they've made it a lot bigger and more complex in order to support all
sorts of bells and whistles.  I'd sugggest you look carefully at its
feature list to determine which of its unique features you really need, and
which would merely be nice to have.

A good alternative to the WU-Archive ftpd is the ftpd in the TIS Firewalls
Toolkit (available for anonymous FTP from ftp.tis.com), which is what I use
for the server on ftp.greatcircle.com.


-Brent

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