PATCH: sftp-server logging.

Markus Friedl markus at openbsd.org
Tue Mar 19 04:00:32 EST 2002


On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 08:57:05AM -0800, Dan Kaminsky wrote:
> > > sftp-server is a system service
> >
> > this is a misconception. currenlty sftp-server is not
> > a system service, it's just something like ls or at.
> 
> ftp is a system service
> sftp implies more secure than ftp, not less

but sftp-server is not a ftpd replacement. it could be, but it is not.

if you expect all ftpd features in sftp, then write your
own sftpd.

sftp is just named sftp because ssh.com's sftp client
is named in this way.



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