Re: **Secure** Ftp server

From: Mike (honey_at_michaelmoyse.co.uk)
Date: 07/27/04

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    Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 09:46:16 +0100

    Leythos wrote:

    > In article <ce3vcn$824$1@thorium.cix.co.uk>, info@michaelmoyse.co.uk
    > says...
    >
    >>You only need Windows licenses for file and print services on the local
    >>network. IIRC there are no licensing limits for FTP access. It is also
    >>perfectly possible with a little effort and planning to run a secure FTP
    >>server on a MS Windows machine.
    >
    >
    > Actually, if you provide authenticated FTP access, using NT accounts,
    > then you need one per user that authenticates with the server. If you
    > use Anonymous access then none are needed. With third party services,
    > that use authentication, not NT auth, you don't need additional licenses
    > for the NT based server (NT means any Windows Server OS).
    >
    Hmmm my understanding was that SMB connections require a CAL whereas
    other types of connections do not and that licenses were for data access
    not authentication.
    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;151307
    seems to bear this out. 

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