Your FTP server preference?

honold · n00b Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 22

pure-ftpd or vsftpd

i use pure because vs needs pam for too many base features (e.g. /etc/vsftp.ftpusers), and the netbsd/openbsd support for it is soso. i like to use the same software on all my servers.

chaos421 · n00b Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 40

well i tried proftpd and that thing was a mess. it would be a good ftpd for someone wanting to run a leech site with anonymous users... all i wanted was to have my own users be able to login to my box.

so i tried vsftpd, and it's great! anyone considering an ftpd and they're in my position should definately use vsftpd.

/keith

Ethereal · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2003 10:20 am Post subject:

I have the same point of view - vsftpd is the best for everyday use, when you need just good ftp access. I prefer to use it with xinetd. Simple installation, robust, fast and secure server. Using it for 1 year and havent any problems.

credmp · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2003 10:48 am Post subject:

vsftpd is my choice... if only for the messages you get

regards

mglauche · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 12:31 pm Post subject:

hehe

this all boils down to the usual fact. There is no "best" something. there is no best ftp server. period.

However .. some ftp servers may fit your needs more than others (like speed, configuability, features, price (i.e. ncftpd), ease of use).

maybe we can compile the arguments in this thread into a list of ftp servers with their unique features, that would be a nice addon for the gentoo-documentation

vadius · n00b Joined: 08 Oct 2002 Posts: 12 Location: Tulsa, OK

Liathus · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 6:46 am Post subject:

I have been using proftpd with a mysql backend for authentication for years... it rules. It would take a lot to get me to switch. I admit it was a bit difficult to get configured at first, but now that I have it done, all I can say is it was well worth it!

kamikaz3 · Apprentice Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Posts: 187

ProFTPd

Works fine here, does what I want, and it wasn't that hard to configure

frippz · Guru Joined: 22 Aug 2002 Posts: 460 Location: Sweden

Just switched to Pure-FTPd on two of my servers. I really like virtual chrooting which enables me the possibility to use symlinks in chrooted environments.

TenPin · Guru Joined: 26 Aug 2002 Posts: 500 Location: Kansas City

I go with vsftpd because despite haveing very few features, it is the most secure and the fastest.

Under a light load pro/pureftpd will be as fast but once you get to the levels of ftp.redhat.com or the like nothing cuts it like vsftpd, Alan Cox said so :)

puke · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 05 Oct 2002 Posts: 128

chrysalis · n00b Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 32

Pure-FTPd is guaranteed to work well on Gentoo Linux, because this is what it is developped on

xedx · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 23 May 2003 Posts: 93

If by any change you were serving only anonymous ftp
publicfile by Dan Bernstein is the way to go.
it's very fast and secure
and it also comes with a http daemon for serving static files.

http://www.publicfile.org
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cookie · Posted: Fri May 23, 2003 3:49 pm Post subject: VSFTP

vsftp rocks fat stable secure as used by some major internet sites like www.redhat.com[/url]

Whitey_McNasty · n00b Joined: 06 Aug 2005 Posts: 18 Location: /dev/null

I am looking for an FTP server to use for ftping to my Apache2 server...

I have tried ProFTPD and I didn't like it very much... Also I have read about several security issues with it... So I installed Pure-FTP and I really dont like it very much...

What I need is a good, secure ftp server that I can disallow anon ftp (it seems most FTP server are setup out of te box for anon ftp).. I need to easily setup several users that can ftp to their web directories... (not their home dir)...

I use dreamweaver to ftp and need somthing that will work well with it...

Any suggestions?? Pleaze...

mod edit: merged a few posts to this thread.
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Genone · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 12:42 am Post subject:

Haven't used ftp for a long time, so not sure if those fit your needs:
- vsftpd
- apache mod_ftpd

cboyd · n00b Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 21 Location: Kansas City

If your Gentoo box is on the same home network as your Windows box, you could set up a Samba share instead of FTP for Dreamweaver to access your site.

Q-collective · Advocate Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 2076

I second the vsftpd suggestion, simple to setup yet powerfull and secure.