Kindly tell me which linux FTP Server is best in respect to security and functions / features wise... thx

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I always use proftpd, haven't seen many vulnerabilties for it..

The best one I've seen with the fewest vulnerabilities is VSFTPd. Secure and fast in the tests I've done in wargames and on our wargame server.

i think Glftpd was good and they have admin tool for use in win!

http://www.glftpd.at/ <--- homepage

http://www.glftpd.at/modules.php?name=Down...download&cid=44 <-- admin monitors

http://www.glftpd.at/modules.php?name=Down...=titleA&show=10 <--- glftpd versions

Personally i'm using ProFtpd, coz I have plugins i Need with ProFtpd and it's stable !

VSFTPd seems to be pretty convincing compared to the others mentioned here.

thx... this seem to be the way going to proftpd

i use ftp4all .. since you dont have to be root for it or openftpd =]

proftpd 1.2.9 is stable now and is not vulnerable ,
but i think it will not exist soon

i like pureftpd

Apart from an apparent lack of vulns...also choose a ftp server that doesn't need root prievlige to run (installing it will require root prievlige but ftp servers can *drop* their prievlige). Also choose a FTP server that can be run within a chroot jail environment..u'll find shell scripts that enable u to run ftp servers in a chroot environment. Running the ftpserver in a chroot environment will make things harder for the attacker even if he does manage to exploit the server even after a new exploit comes up. Of course nothing is fool proof...but still no harm in trying.

here you can download ProFtpd

http://www.proftpd.de/15.0.html

Used to use proftpd now I'm using pure-ftpd it's supposed to be faster (taking less memory) and supposed to have about zero exploit (that's just what I heard)

for maintenance, my vote goes to vsftpd
for setting up a site glftpd (duh!).

pureftpd,... depends on what you want to use it for really

glftpd

Proftpd has always been my ftp server of choice. It's fast, stable, and doesn't have many security holes at this point (though one has been discovered recently, don't know much about it though). Also, it's easy to setup, making it the best choice for newbies.

vsftp is always gd and come with most new linux distros. preffer ssh though. protocals are now very old.

chars then

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