RE:[2] [cobalt-users] anonymous ftp setup

[RaQ3 <cobalt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rodolfo Paiz <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 13.03.01 17:42:51:
>
>> "Derrick" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 10.03.01 18:52:09:
>> >
>> > Can someone tell me how to setup anonymous ftp and also is
>> > this a good Ideal to let users have this access?
>>
>> BUT - Do you really want to do it ?  If you have your RaQ at a CoLo
>> they might have some limitations to the things you store there like
>> mp3s. If someone puts that stuff there or some cracks or anything
>> like that you might get into trouble.
>>
>> Not only that. Opening up the server for someone to store things
>> there ...  It's your machine ;-)
>
>Thomas, you're assuming that Derrick will allow users to post files.
>This may not be true; for example, I run an anonymous FTP server where
>anyone (with a clue) can download the PDF files that make up our 
>product brochures. Anyone can get them by anon-ftp; however, there is 
>no incoming directory and only root has write access to those 
>directories and files.
>
>In such a configuration, anon-ftp is fine... right? Or is there
>something I don't know here?

Hi Rodolfo !

Download for sure is absolutely OK. But it has become a rare thing
since normally you would offer the download via http since it is much
easier for the clueless to use.

So I understood that he is interested in uploading things which is
pretty dangerous.

Thomas

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