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Re: Our friend FTP, again
From: "Marcus J. Ranum" <mjr () nfr net>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 16:33:07 -0400
Is there any way of seeing the following happen? 1) enhanced servers and clients that multiplex [...] 2) a cryptographic cookie value passed [...] 3) have a passive mode connection always [...]
How about the following: 1) Deprecate FTP as an Internet protocol; declare it obsolete. 2) Use HTTP for all file downloads 3a) Use ssh for all file transfers and build in an anonymous "put" capability in the copy utility -or- 3b) Use some kind of upload capability built into browsers and server POST methods. This one scares me because web servers are as insecure/messy as FTP but at least the protocol isn't as ugly. By a narrow margin. There's all kinds of things that can be done to improve FTP but the single best would be to shoot it and shovel dirt over it. :( mjr. -- Marcus J. Ranum, CEO, Network Flight Recorder, Inc. work - http://www.nfr.net home - http://www.clark.net/pub/mjr
Current thread:
- Our friend FTP, again Matthew Patton (Apr 14)
- Re: Our friend FTP, again Marcus J. Ranum (Apr 14)
- Re: Our friend FTP, again Woody Weaver (Apr 15)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Our friend FTP, again ark (Apr 15)
- Re: Our friend FTP, again Chad Schieken (Apr 15)
- Rant (Was Re: Our friend FTP, again) Marcus J. Ranum (Apr 15)
- Re: Rant (Was Re: Our friend FTP, again) Leonard Miyata (Apr 17)
- Re: Our friend FTP, again Chad Schieken (Apr 15)
- Re: Our friend FTP, again Marcus J. Ranum (Apr 14)
- Re: Our friend FTP, again Ryan Russell (Apr 15)
- Re: Our friend FTP, again Matthew Patton (Apr 17)
- Re: Our friend FTP, again Ryan Russell (Apr 15)