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ASRT: 5/7/05 - BEST FTP SERVER - POST SUGGESTIONS PLEASE!

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mouser:
tenseiken, care to go for ftp servers this week?

vegas:
I dare ya!

tenseiken:
Sure.  Let's see if we can nominate, say, a top 5 for me to pay particular attention to.  Unless I see anything better, BPFTP Server will win, so pick some good ones.  I'd like to start working with them as soon as possible, and I won't have to work again until Friday.  The first one I'm going to look at is FileZilla Server.

mouser:
cool!

here are the ones i hear the most about:
bulletproof ftpd
blackmoon ftp
gene6
raidenftp
globalscape
serv-u
drftpd (http://wiki.drftpd.org/index.php/Main_Page)

i am ready to help as you need, just ask.

mouser:
it would be helpful if people posted their opinions on best, why, and what features are important to look at.

i've only very rarely set up an ftp server for a family member to log in and grab a file or two,
but the things i look for are:
1) support for secure connections (ssl)
2) ease of use managing users (and i like to be able to easily specify their home directories)
3) easy to see what users are doing, etc.

i gather for serious ftp server users, their are other concerns like being able to set quotas, and various scriping, etc.

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