[TAG] Linux FTP servers for uploads

[Thomas Adam]

 --- "Jay R. Ashworth" <jra at baylink.com> wrote: 

> I find myself needing to select an FTP server for one of my clients. 
> I've read your justifications page, Rick, and I know that you're not
> fond of FTP for authenticated uploads, in favor of SCP, but alas, my

That page is justification enough as to which FTP service once should use.

> Do you, or anyone else, have an opinion as to which FTP server would be
> my best choice?  The target FTP server will, alas, be the client's
> office server, so chroot is likely a must, and the box is behind a NAT
> router.

I'd pick the best of a bad bunch and say "proFTP". "wuFTP" is like
swiss-cheese, avoid it at all costs.

-- Thomas Adam

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