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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 09:52:18 -0800
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From: Michael Chinn <mchinn@tuxeterna.com>
Subject: RE: FTP Security
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Yes, I second that opinion!  I used (and struggled) with wu-ftpd for some 
time.  Pure-FTP worked great "right out of the box". And I have found it 
much simpler to manage.  I highly recommend the package.

Michael


At 3/23/02 Saturday 08:46 PM, Daniel G wrote:
>Definitely, pureftp - I used wu-ftp for a long time, and was very
>impressed with the security of Pure-FTP. I would highl'y suggest it,
>and... there's a mailing list to go with it... ;)
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lewis Watson [mailto:lists@visionsix.com]
>Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 11:32 AM
>To: users@httpd.apache.org
>Subject: Re: FTP Security
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kevin Haugh" <kevha@earthlink.net>
>To: <users@httpd.apache.org>
>Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 1:27 AM
>Subject: FTP Security
>
>
> > This may be a little off topic, forgive me.
> >
> > I'm new to Apache & Red hat, but things are going well so far.  I've
>got
> > Apache up and running and all my directory mapping is working great.
>My
> > concern now is limiting access via FTP.  I want my users to be able to
> > connect to their public_html directory and that is about it.
> >
> > As it is now, once connected they can browse around, download, and
>view
> > almost any file on the server.  They cannot change or delete anything,
>but
> > they can look around and download files via the FTP client.
> >
> > At this point I don't really need to provide anonymous or guest FTP
>access,
> > I just want my users to be able upload and alter web pages.  I've been
> > looking around for a basic FTP security "How-to" and can't seem to
>find
> > anything that does the trick.
> >
> > Any help, even if its just pointing me to a resource, would be greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > FYI:
> > Red Hat 7.2
> > Apache 1.3
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -Kevin Haugh
> > Technology Coordinator
> > Redlands High School
> > Redlands, CA
> >
>
>
>Look at pureftpd for an alternative ftp service. Works great with a nice
>message board for help. http://pureftpd.sourceforge.net
>
>Lewis Watson
>
>
>
>
>
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