Re: What's the best and easiest FTP server to use in Debian for a small LAN?

From: E. Charters (echarters_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 02/17/05

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    proFTPD server gftp client

    ANTant@zimage.com wrote:
    > I was told that wu-ftpd is very old and has a lot of security holes. I
    > used to use it a lot when I had a dedicated broadband connection. Now, I
    > have to use dial-up connection for Internet access. :( Since it is not a
    > 24/7 connection, I am having problems with wu-ftpd connecting because it
    > wants to do domain look ups. I do not want to be online when using
    > FTP'ing. See http://tinyurl.com/5stfg for my old newsgroup thread about
    > it.
    >
    > Is there a basic and easy to use FTP server to replace wu-ftpd for my
    > Debian box (Kernel 2.6.8 and v3.1 from Sarge installer)? All I need is
    > basic FTP file transfer between computers (PowerBook G4 with MacOS X
    > 10.2.8, PC notebooks and desktops running Windows 98 to XP) on my tiny
    > LAN without it looking up domains. Also, resume capability as well for
    > huge file transfers in case I need to abort and do it later (rarely).
    >
    > Thank you in advance.

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