wu-ftpd

[Bryan Elliott]

Muhammad Rizwan wrote:

>So which ftp we should use, pro-ftpd or vs-ftpd. which is easiest to
>configure and maintain thereafter and supported as well.
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>Regards,
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>On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 17:09, Security wrote:
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>>Muhammad Rizwan wrote:
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>>>I simply don't understand why people are afraid from wu-ftpd. It may
>>>have bugs but its working fine for me, and i can't understand why its
>>>not included in RH9 and RHEL etc.
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>>It's dangerous to think that:"ok, it's buggy, but it's working anyway" ....
>>Or .. you can use some Mic?????ft software , it's sometimes working ..
>>and buggy :)
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>>>Why the developers and persons working
>>>for wu-ftpd dont defend their work and dont try to improve it. Can we
>>>assume that its orphan project...
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>>>Regards,
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>>it's strange, yes ...
>>So the best you can do: replace wu-ftpd by a supported one.
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>>Regards
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>>jean-seb
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If I were making the decision it would have to be vs-ftpd. That is 
however personal preference. I have just had better luck with vs-ftpd. 
In my experience it is easier to get it running when your new to setting 
up a ftp server.