OT: Tape less Backup System

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 01:20:54PM -0500, D. Thomas Podnar wrote:
> | > We picked ftp/ftps as a protocol that was elegant, easy to implement and embed
> | > with the full BackupEDGE feature set for devices, and requiring essentially
> | > NO administration on the ftp server side, other than creating an ftp account.
> | > The last part is especially important when dealing with NAS appliances for
> | > which there may be very little access to the actual operating system.
> | 
> | That's for the *uncrypted* version, clearly; I assume special measures are
> | necessary for ftps.
> 
> Not necessarily. Many modern ftp servers (for instance ProFTPD) can
> negotiate ftps automatically.

Based on Rick Moen's recommendation, vsftpd is about the only thing I'll
deploy these days.  If I find a technote on getting it to speak ftps, I'll
let y'all know.

[ checks before hittings 'S'end ]

http://vsftpd.beasts.org/

As of 2.0, vsftp supports the RFC 2228 FTP Security Extensions.

Cheers,
-- jra
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