[OmniOS-discuss] FTP server leaving illumos. Replacement suggestions?

[Tobias Oetiker]

Hi Dan,

Today Dan McDonald wrote:

> If you follow Illumos bug 5069 (https://illumos.org/issues/5069),
> you'll see that the FTP server (based on wuftpd) is being removed
> from illumos-gate, and subsequently, illumos-omnios.
>
> I'd like to put a replacement FTP server into omnios-build, so it
> can still be there.  I can stick with the identical version
> that's being ripped out, but I'd rather, if possible, put
> something newer in its place.  We may lose some of the PAM and
> other integration features, unless that's a show-stopper for
> anyone (esp.  paying customers) out here.
>
> If you have suggestions, please let me know.  I'm leaning toward
> being lazy for now and just moving the source to be ripped out
> into something consumable by omnios-build.  I can be convinced
> otherwise without much effort, though.

It seems that http://www.proftpd.org/ is well maintained and does
know about solaris and was already considered as a replacement for
wuftpd anyway ...

PSARC 2011/088

cheers
tobi
>
> I'd appreciate it if you speak up on this thread with your suggestions.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan McD. -- OmniOS Engineering
>
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