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ftpd comments
Yeah, I'd noticed that the ftp server with 10.1 and earlier seemed to be a generic one that was probably a part of OSX's BSD legacy. With 10.2, it appears as if Apple is using lukemftpd, which is an open source ( http://freshmeat.net/projects/lukemftpd/?topic_id=89 ) offering. I wonder why? (Personally I wish they had chosen proftpd) Perhaps it's simply because lukemftpd is a project in active development that already has stuff like IPv6 support.
Speaking of which....
...here's another trick that's a DEFINITE SECURITY RISK, but may be helpful as a last resort if you're on a machine that doesn't come with a native FTP client (MacOS 8.x and earlier, Windows 3.1, etc) Many people forget that most web-browsers work perfectly fine for doing FTP downloads. The only tricky part is including the username and password in the URL. Basically, you use the form: |
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