ftp archives disappearing?

[Zane H. Healy]

At 11:50 PM -0400 3/11/07, der Mouse wrote:
>  >> My problem is that running an anonymous ftp site and having it
>>>  properly configured so that it can't be misused, and it doesn't
>>>  effect my ability to connect to FTP sites out on the net from my
>>>  internal network is a resource drain.
>>  How about closing down FTP and setting up a chrooted sftp account?
>
>How much space are we talking about?  I run an anonymous FTP server
>that I'm reasonably confident is locked down fairly tight, and may be
>able to find a place for some piles of bits, depending on how big the
>piles are....

I like running my own server, it's just that it's no longer a high 
enough priority that problems will be fixed immediately, unless it's 
a security issue, at which case the service is likely to be taken 
down immediately.

As for SFTP, I'm not a huge fan.  I've killed telnet in favor of ssh, 
but I can't see a real reason to kill anonymous ftp in favor of sftp. 
If I'm hitting an anonymous FTP site, I expect to be able to use my 
standard tools, and as such I think it only fair I serve up the same. 
What does sftp offer that would benefit an anonymous FTP setup?

	Zane


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