[plug] ftpd query

[Christian]

Matt Kemner wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, David Campbell wrote:
> 
> > This could create more holes since the anonymous ftp account runs in
> > a "chroot" (eg: limited view only the account directory). There is a
> > list of things that need to be done for setting up an anonymous ftp
> > account properly - more than I can remember.
> 
> > Anonymous FTP should be more secure than
> > standard FTP since you use chroot to put the blinkers on
> 
> You can do one better and create a "guest" FTP account.
> guest FTP accounts are just like anonymous accounts in that they are
> chroot'd, but they also need a password to access the information.

> P.S. I believe proftpd is a LOT easier to set up for anonymous/guest
> accounts, but have never played with it.

I think David Campbell's suggestion of using Samba is probably the best
idea here although the FTP option is certainly workable.  As for using
anonymous FTP, this isn't really a problem unless you want to prevent
people (who aren't authorised) downloading the files (and if they're
anti-virus signatures which are publicly available then this probably
wouldn't be a problem).  Personally I wouldn't use any method which
creates another enabled account on your machine, especially if that
involves giving the password for this account to more than one person. 
A properly secured anonymous FTP would be a much better alternative.