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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