On 03/21/2016 03:32 PM, Paul Robert Marino wrote:
> vsftp is pretty much the standard these days
>
> there is a standard package, its fairly simple to setup as a basic ftp
> server but it has a lot of options, including the ability to configure
> TLS encryption.
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> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 6:04 PM, ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am working on a design for a customer for an in house backup
>> repository.  I could use Samba, but Ransom Ware takes after anything
>> with a drive letter.  So I was look at Cobian Backup which allows Windows
>> machines to backup to an FTP server, thus defeating Ransom
>> Ware's ability to infect backups with drive letters.
>>
>> Cobian Backup also do not use proprietary formats.  And their
>> files would be accessible by using "ftp://local.ftp.server"
>> from Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer).
>>
>> So, I was wondering if any of you had a favorite easy to administer FTP
>> server that was SL 7.2 friendly?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T
>>
>> rsync would work too, but it is not accessible through Windows
>> Explorer.  (Any time you assign a drive letter, Ransom Ware will
>> tag all your files.)
>>
>>


Hi Paul,

Thank you!

Can I set up the ftp server such that one user only has
write only access and another users has only has read
only access?  That would mess with a crypto virus something
awful!

-T