Question about FTP

[Shawn B]

I am new to FreeBSD, and I am wondering what good,
easy-to-use and reliable FTP server FreeBSD can use. I
tried ProFTP, and had problem after problem. When I
figured out how to fix one error, I had another, after
another, after another. Are there any good
alternatives? I am using FreeBSD-4.8.

Also, how do you get Apache to point to a specific
directory? And, how would I use multipule domains on
the single machine, pointing them to a separate
directory? Would I need multipule domains?

I am attempting to use FreeBSD as a http server, ftp
server, PHPbb server, and possibly an IRC server. I
would be using at least two domains to start, and
possibly another two within a couple of months.

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[Paul Schmehl]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn B" <shawnblan@yahoo.com>
To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org>
Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 12:02 AM
Subject: Question about FTP

>I am new to FreeBSD, and I am wondering what good,
> easy-to-use and reliable FTP server FreeBSD can use. I
> tried ProFTP, and had problem after problem. When I
> figured out how to fix one error, I had another, after
> another, after another. Are there any good
> alternatives? I am using FreeBSD-4.8.
>
> Also, how do you get Apache to point to a specific
> directory? And, how would I use multipule domains on
> the single machine, pointing them to a separate
> directory? Would I need multipule domains?
>
> I am attempting to use FreeBSD as a http server, ftp
> server, PHPbb server, and possibly an IRC server. I
> would be using at least two domains to start, and
> possibly another two within a couple of months.
>

Well you're certainly biting off more than most people could chew. You not
only are new to FreeBSD but also to ftp and http. Hopefully you have some
substantial Unix experience. If not, then you need to stop now and find a
knowledgeable friend.

You need to read the Apache config docs and learn how to create virtual
domains on a web server. You need to learn how to set up a server securely.
Who's going to handle dns for this(these) domain(s)? If you're really going
to run an IRC server, you need to be even *more* knowledgeable.

You have a lot of work ahead of you, and a lot of heatache if you don't do
it right.

Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
[url]http://www.utdallas.edu/[/url]

[SigmaX]

Paul Schmehl wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shawn B" <shawnblan@yahoo.com>
> To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org>
> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 12:02 AM
> Subject: Question about FTP
>
>

>> I am new to FreeBSD, and I am wondering what good,
>> easy-to-use and reliable FTP server FreeBSD can use. I
>> tried ProFTP, and had problem after problem. When I
>> figured out how to fix one error, I had another, after
>> another, after another. Are there any good
>> alternatives? I am using FreeBSD-4.8.
>>
>> Also, how do you get Apache to point to a specific
>> directory? And, how would I use multipule domains on
>> the single machine, pointing them to a separate
>> directory? Would I need multipule domains?
>>
>> I am attempting to use FreeBSD as a http server, ftp
>> server, PHPbb server, and possibly an IRC server. I
>> would be using at least two domains to start, and
>> possibly another two within a couple of months.
>>

> Well you're certainly biting off more than most people could chew.
> You not only are new to FreeBSD but also to ftp and http. Hopefully
> you have some substantial Unix experience. If not, then you need to
> stop now and find a knowledgeable friend.
>
> You need to read the Apache config docs and learn how to create
> virtual domains on a web server. You need to learn how to set up a
> server securely. Who's going to handle dns for this(these) domain(s)?
> If you're really going to run an IRC server, you need to be even
> *more* knowledgeable.
>
> You have a lot of work ahead of you, and a lot of heatache if you
> don't do it right.
>
> Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu)
> Adjunct Information Security Officer
> University of Texas at Dallas
> AVIEN Founding Member
> [url]http://www.utdallas.edu/[/url]
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It's really not that bad, if you've got the time to tinker. Almost
brand new to UNIX I got an FTP, HTTP, and ASP .NET server running fine
and securely, and granted it took some time and frustration, I learned
alot (But still have alot more to learn, and that was on Linux anyway).
However, at this stage in my education (Read: none, not *NIX-wise,
anyway), FreeBSD is proving to be too much for me (Still haven't managed
to get the firewall to do what I thought I told it to do, haven't even
tried to setup FTP yet, ASP .NET server doesn't work period, etc) to
chew :-). I think FreeBSD is an awesome OS, and I'm sure I'll come back
to it later, but this week I'm moving my server back to Debian 'till I
learn a bit more about the nitty-gritty stuff.
Cheerio!
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