Changing sftp-server to some other ftp server

From: Alvin (achanjunk@yahoo.com)
Date: 04/09/02 

From: achanjunk@yahoo.com (Alvin)
Date: 8 Apr 2002 20:35:54 -0700

Hello all

I have been doing some research on secure ways of using ftp. From
what I read, sftp, that is using ssh over normal ftp sounds like th
emost practical and secure. I think someone mentioned that the ftp
protcol in sftp-server is using sftp2. What does that mean? Is that
have anything to do with ftp over ssl? Also with the subsystem calls,
can you employ other services over it? I don't know how secure
sftp-server is in the area of coding. wu-ftp I have read is notorious
with vulnerabilities (and so is sendmail, but that was from Dan
Bernstein's site), if I want to use vsftp server instead of
sftp-server, but have the ssh encyption and authentication. Also
sftp-server does not support restart [bytecount] command. Not that
there are any sftp client out there can take advantage from it, but it
is something I believe necessary for the future of sftp.

Anyone wants to comment on ssl and ssh in the areas of ftp or
tunnelling please feel free to answer it on this thread as well. That
is also something important to have a look at, at least for me in
recommending decisions.

Enough garble I suppoe and back to work

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