Local FTP

[Craig White]

"David P. Schwartz" wrote:
> 
> 
> You can set your server to watch on whatever port you want.  If you have a firewall or router (like a Cisco 675/8 modem), you'll probably
> need to enable the port(s) you want other than port 80.  NOTE: this can make it appear that the ISP is blocking the ports, when in fact
> the block is on your end.
> 
> You could also set up a basic web server on port 80 then load up some pages that allow directory browsing, which would accomplish about
> the same thing as an FTP server.  But I'd definitely provide a login screen for such a method!
> 
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I was never real keen on allowing directory browsing - seems to be a
security risk - but I guess that if you use https, it is better than ftp
which transmits passwords in the clear - not much security there but if
you are determined to use ftp, at least you can chroot real users.

Craig