RE: [cobalt-users] They want FTP access

["Dan" <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> How to you all gracefully deny FTP access to those clients you
> are unsure of??
> Today I got 2 requests.. politely told one that the shopping cart
> pages are
> quite complicated and its best I make the changes.. she said OK no
> problem.. but now another is asking also..
>
> Right now no one has FTP or telnet to any of the 30+ sites on the box
> except me.. also none of their mail stays on the box its all forwarded off
> to their ISP addresses..
>
> I'd like to leave it that way.. gracefully of course <G>
>

Sounds like you're doing that now. If they want FTP access, tell them you
can no longer host their web site, or they must post a bond if you're really
worried. Remind them of the fees you charge to fix any mistakes or restore
any files they may accidentally delete or overwrite. If you're not storing
any mail for them, and depending on how you handle logs, you can set their
web space fairly low also so they don't begin uploading large files for
storage that have nothing to do with the web site.
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Dan Kriwitsky