[Darb 2k]

Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a linux ftp server.

I know there is one natively, so basically iam just wondering if this is the best one, and why.

thanks

[Trifid]

Apache will be the best server for Linux.

[macdude425]

Apache does NOT support FTP. Try pureftpd.

[Trifid]

my bad then. I haven't got around to installing it on Ubuntu yet.

[Law]

You could still transfer files through Apache, and set it up for uploading. However if you need FTP server I say pureFTP is good and what's that other one, I think it's Very Secure FTP or VSFTP, or you should use SSH and SFTP.

[Darb 2k]

This is actually for a project Iam doing, and so it has to be FTP.

Another thing, why should i go with pureftpd, tather then the native linux one?

thanks

[Law]

What linux distro are you running?

[Darb 2k]

Centos

[Law]

I think centOS uses proFTPd, so you can compare proFTPd to pure-FTPd or vsFTPd,wu-FTPd but I wouldn't know much about all of them to compare. All I know is get an FTP server up, make sure it's secure, find one that is widely used and supports is huge. Configured it to upload and store files. If you want securely you can sacrifice speed for encrypting the data, force it to use SSL/TLS. proFTPd, pure-FTPd and vsFTPd are all good for that IMO.

[Streetz]

CentOS (both 3.X and 4.X, unsure about 2.X) come with vsFTPd.

I prefer proFTPd, it doesn't come secured, but you can always configure it to be secure. But as the others said, proftpd, pureftpd and vsftpd are all good.

BTW, good choice on distro