On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 01:44:30AM -0600, Randy Kelsoe wrote:
> You should not be
> using ftp, though. Try sftp. With ftp, your passwords are sent in plain
> text.
In many cases, ftp is *more* secure than sftp. With ftp, you have a lot
of control over who can do what through the ftpaccess file (in wu-ftpd).
With sftp, it's a free-for-all.
In very practical terms, the odds of anybody being able to sniff
passwords these days is very slim. The odds of somebody grabbing your
passwd file if they've got sftp access to your system are much larger.
.../Ed
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