PPTP is a [controversial] VPN technology.  SSL is a session encryption 
technology.  Apples and Oranges.  I'm pretty sure they operate on 
different OSI layers as well (PPTP on layer 3 and SSL on layer 5).

If you are looking for secure file transfer, I suggest scp (secure copy 
using ssh) or rsync over ssh.  I just set up a vpn that uses rsync to 
copy backup files offsite.  Works really well.

The only way I transfer files ad-hoc is using scp.  Even in my own 
network, I use scp since the syntax is just like cp and it's a whole lot 
easier than FTP.

George Toft, CISSP, MSIS
623-203-1760




jordi laforge wrote:
> Which would you use? Can you transfer files over SSL? Just looking for 
> opinions.
> Thanks
> 
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