Ftp Server - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

balefire88 · 05-19-2005, 06:54 PM

I'm trying to set up an Ftp server on my current machine (WinXP), but I have no clue as to what's good out there. Free is what i'm looking for, but somewhat secure and easy to use would be nice. I used Serv-U, that was pretty easy to use, but I also hear it wasn't very secure, and it was a trial version only. (I like software like Firefox, is FileZilla any good?)

Thanks for your input in advance ^_^.

Anomaly_ · 05-19-2005, 08:19 PM

The FileZilla client is great but I haven't used the server. freeFTPd looks promising too. Keep in mind, FTP (plain FTP) is not secure at all; passwords are sent in plain text. It looks like freeFTPd supports security-enhanced protocols, though.

cyberblob · 05-19-2005, 08:26 PM

I currently use Filezilla for my FTP site and love it. Easy, small FTP server. the client works great too.

cyberblob

mikec · 05-20-2005, 06:04 AM

where'd you hear serv-u isn't secure? I disagree that it isn't secure, it's a helluva lot better than IIS.

if it's just for personal use, then servu has a personal free version. if you want full functionality for free, I don't know what to tell ya.

superiorrain · 05-20-2005, 06:10 AM

I use Smart Ftp and its free for personal use, whatever that means, i just know i don't pay and don't need to sign up when they ask me.

Furry · 05-20-2005, 06:13 AM

Another vote for Filezilla, the server works fine too.

SiN · 05-20-2005, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superiorrain

I use Smart Ftp and its free for personal use, whatever that means, i just know i don't pay and don't need to sign up when they ask me.

SmartFTP comes in a server version now?

superiorrain · 05-20-2005, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SiN

SmartFTP comes in a server version now?

Oooops sorry. I take it all back.

Cynthetiq · 05-20-2005, 11:16 AM

I use bulletproof server... been using it for 5 years and love its simplicity.

bendsley · 05-20-2005, 07:59 PM

use vsftpd, it's highly securable and its......oh wait, windows huh?......nevermind.

=)

use bulletproof.

MikeSty · 05-20-2005, 08:12 PM

Me = Hater of FTP.

It just .. takes too long.

mikec · 05-20-2005, 09:27 PM

so what is your preference for private file sharing mike?

balefire88 · 05-21-2005, 12:03 PM

Thanks guys, I think i'll give bulletproof a shot.

MikeSty · 05-21-2005, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikec

so what is your preference for private file sharing mike?

Cross between windows networking and apache

sailor · 05-21-2005, 01:54 PM

I use CesarFTP, mainly just because its easy to setup and I only use it *very* occasionally. I've never even tried anything else--but its easy to config and yet still rather powerful.

asshopo · 05-21-2005, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeSty

Cross between windows networking and apache

How is that faster than ftp? In fact, I like ftp better because windows networking sucks ass and is slow (based on my opinion).

Anyhoo, I use Filezilla Server on my personal server at work and on my file server at home and haven't had any issues with it.

MikeSty · 05-21-2005, 08:41 PM

I have a second PC that I use as a webserver. It has the documents for my site on it. I have a desktop shortcut to open those documents.

Beforehand, I had to log on via FTP to a friend's server and transfer the files over. Now I can instantly, INSTANTLY edit the page!

05-19-2005, 06:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
balefire88 Tilted	Ftp Server I'm trying to set up an Ftp server on my current machine (WinXP), but I have no clue as to what's good out there. Free is what i'm looking for, but somewhat secure and easy to use would be nice. I used Serv-U, that was pretty easy to use, but I also hear it wasn't very secure, and it was a trial version only. (I like software like Firefox, is FileZilla any good?) Thanks for your input in advance ^_^.

05-20-2005, 06:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
mikec I flopped the nutz... Location: Stratford, CT	where'd you hear serv-u isn't secure? I disagree that it isn't secure, it's a helluva lot better than IIS. if it's just for personal use, then servu has a personal free version. if you want full functionality for free, I don't know what to tell ya. __________________ Until the 20th century, reality was everything humans could touch, smell, see, and hear. Since the initial publication of the charted electromagnetic spectrum, humans have learned that what they can touch, smell, see, and hear is less than one millionth of reality

05-20-2005, 06:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
superiorrain Psycho Location: London	I use Smart Ftp and its free for personal use, whatever that means, i just know i don't pay and don't need to sign up when they ask me. __________________ "The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible." - Arthur C. Clarke

05-20-2005, 06:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
Furry Crazy Location: UK	Another vote for Filezilla, the server works fine too. __________________ Furry is the leader of his own cult, the "Furballs of Doom". They sit about chanting "Doom, Doom, Doom". (From a random shot in the dark by SirLance)

05-20-2005, 11:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	I use bulletproof server... been using it for 5 years and love its simplicity. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

05-19-2005, 08:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Anomaly_ Insane	The FileZilla client is great but I haven't used the server. freeFTPd looks promising too. Keep in mind, FTP (plain FTP) is not secure at all; passwords are sent in plain text. It looks like freeFTPd supports security-enhanced protocols, though.

05-19-2005, 08:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
cyberblob Upright	I currently use Filezilla for my FTP site and love it. Easy, small FTP server. the client works great too. cyberblob

05-20-2005, 07:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
bendsley Professional Loafer Location: texas	use vsftpd, it's highly securable and its......oh wait, windows huh?......nevermind. =) use bulletproof. __________________ "You hear the one about the fella who died, went to the pearly gates? St. Peter let him in. Sees a guy in a suit making a closing argument. Says, "Who's that?" St. Peter says, "Oh, that's God. Thinks he's Denny Crane."

05-20-2005, 08:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
MikeSty The Computer Kid :D Location: 127.0.0.1	Me = Hater of FTP. It just .. takes too long.

05-20-2005, 09:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
mikec I flopped the nutz... Location: Stratford, CT	so what is your preference for private file sharing mike? __________________ Until the 20th century, reality was everything humans could touch, smell, see, and hear. Since the initial publication of the charted electromagnetic spectrum, humans have learned that what they can touch, smell, see, and hear is less than one millionth of reality

05-21-2005, 12:03 PM	#13 (permalink)
balefire88 Tilted	Thanks guys, I think i'll give bulletproof a shot.

05-21-2005, 01:54 PM	#15 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	I use CesarFTP, mainly just because its easy to setup and I only use it very occasionally. I've never even tried anything else--but its easy to config and yet still rather powerful. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

05-21-2005, 08:41 PM	#17 (permalink)
MikeSty The Computer Kid :D Location: 127.0.0.1	I have a second PC that I use as a webserver. It has the documents for my site on it. I have a desktop shortcut to open those documents. Beforehand, I had to log on via FTP to a friend's server and transfer the files over. Now I can instantly, INSTANTLY edit the page!