From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 6 16:50:09 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2A2816A402 for ; Tue, 6 Mar 2007 16:50:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com (dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com [68.99.120.70]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B7A013C4A8 for ; Tue, 6 Mar 2007 16:50:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dukecmmtao03 ([172.18.22.62]) by dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.06.01 201-2131-130-101-20060113) with SMTP id <20070306165007.XUGP2045.dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com@dukecmmtao03>; Tue, 6 Mar 2007 11:50:07 -0500 X-Mailer: Openwave WebEngine, version 2.8.16 (webedge20-101-1106-20040809) From: Vizion Organization: vizion Communications To: Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 8:50:07 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <20070306165007.XUGP2045.dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com@dukecmmtao03> Cc: wmoran@potentialtech.com Subject: Re: ftp set up X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:50:09 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Moran [mailto:wmoran@potentialtech.com] > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 5:24 AM > To: Vizion > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: ftp set up > > > Please wrap your lines around 72 characters. > > In response to Vizion : > > > > I wonder if someone could point me to a reliable detailed > resource for > > configuring an ftp server on freebsd 6.1 for both incoming > and outgoing > > files (including anonymous ftp). > > > > I do not want anonymous uploaders to view existing file names in > > ftp/incoming or be able to download from incoming. I want > the server as > > secure as is reasonably practicable. The notes in the > freebsd handbook are > > not really comprehensive enough for me. > > Please don't do this. Please don't even try. > > -- Got yr point -- my guess is you did not use a process to shift files out of the the upload directory as soon as they arrived. That way they can be monitored and never downloaded. I think it is up to each administrator to solve the problems. If you happen to have an answer to my original question -- a reliable source of info about ftp configuration it would be useful. It is a long time since I ran an ftp server and I am rusty. I ran a large number of ftp servers for a long time and suffered many hacking attempts but none succeeded on my watch. I agree it is not easy - but necessary david