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. > > > > > 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