vsftpd config

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Do, den 28.07.2005 schrieb Will Yardley um 21:26:
> On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 07:27:13PM +0200, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> > Am Do, den 28.07.2005 schrieb Marcel Janssen um 19:13:
 
> > > I'd like to open vsftp for anonymous users to write. I just need
> > > that for a short moment so that someone can upload something.
>  
> > Can't you just create a specific user for that purpose? Not to ship
> > around your configuration problem, but for safety. FTP servers open
> > for anonymous write are quickly misused.
> 
> Proftpd, at least, has some great options to make this less likely.
> Preventing MKDIR and LIST (and maybe RETR), for example, in the incoming
> directory makes it a lot more safe.
> 
> w

Yes, I use such kind of a setup with both Proftpd and Pure-FTPd which
makes uploads invisible in the incoming area as soon as the upload
finished. The public area is just download enabled.

Alexander


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