Ubuntu 7.10 Linux Unleashed, Third Edition

Chapter 18. Remote File Serving with FTP

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• Choosing an FTP Server

• Installing FTP Software

• The FTP User

• inetd Configuration for wu-ftpd

• Configuring the Very Secure FTP Server

• Configuring the Wu-FTPd Server

• Using Commands in the ftpaccess File to Configure wu-ftpd

• Configure FTP Server File-Conversion Actions

• Using ftphosts to Allow or Deny FTP Server Connection

• Using Commands for Server Administration

• Reference

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File Transfer Protocol (FTP) was once considered the primary method used to transfer files over a network from computer to computer. FTP is still heavily used today, although many graphical FTP clients now supplement the original text-based interface command. As computers have evolved, so has FTP, and ...