Re: FTP server on a Sparc 2.

[Riccardo Mottola <riccardo.mottola%libero.it@localhost>]

Hi,

jgw%sdf.org@localhost wrote:
> peter%easthope.ca@localhost wrote:
>
> > I intend to activate bozo httpd but wnat an FTP server for
> > installing and removing files.  These are in the package list.
> > bftpd
> > tnftpd
> > vsftpd
> > wu-ftpd
> > yale-tftpd
> >
> > I use vsftpd in Debian.  Will it burden the SS 2?  Is there a best choice?
> There's a native ftpd in netbsd; see ftpd(8).  I've used it several times on
> old hardware like a sparc 1+ and more recently a i386 pentium 100MHz.
If you plan to use your FTP only internally as a quick file sharing 
system, I guess the one in base is more than enough? It is low-weight 
and has good performance also on our "classics". Try it and replace it 
only if you feel you need some feature more.

Riccardo