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["Ron Clarke" <ariadne AT ausreg.com>]

Hi Lee,

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:33:52 +0000, Lee Forrest wrote:

> Ron,

> Regarding your pure-ftpd package.

   Actually, I have never claimed it as mine. I collected it from the
DeliLinux distro before it turned into a Debian-based distro. I thought
I made this clear on many occasions.

   There IS a website for pure-ftp, you can Google for it or go directly 
to:   http://www.pureftpd.org/

   Documentation is also there (for the latest, I have no doubt).  :)

> According to the docs, to set up anonymous FTP, you need a user account,
> without a shell, named "ftp".

   I think that comes as a default in BL distros.

> Does that account need a password?

   I don't think so.

> Should it have one?

   I don't think so - that is what "anonymous" means.

>  Does it
> need a getty running in order for people to access it?

   You have lost me.   :)

> This isn't clear in the docs.

   Anonymous ftp means that anyone can log into it but can only access
the /home/ftp directory and any subdirectories.

   Is this in one of the BL distros, or one you are building yourself ?

Regards,
        Ron

Ron Clarke
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