[lug] FTP server preferences

D. Stimits stimits at idcomm.com
Tue Feb 19 10:47:03 MST 2002


Elyse Grasso wrote:
> 
> I need to set up an ftp server on one of our machines. Which of the ftp
> servers shipped with current RedHat/KRUD systems is 1) least vulnerable to
> security problems and 2) easiest to set up and administer? Is there a good
> discussion of the tradeoffs between the various servers somewhere?

I know of one Linux ISP style business owner who swears by ProFTP for
security, and has a lot of bad remarks against wu-ftp. I can't
personally say which is better, because my ftp ports have been
completely firewalled on every system I've ever had.

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com

> 
> Thanks
> 
> Elyse Grasso
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