> But that still doesn't make it a good thing, Dave. Yeah, compare > Windows and any other OS. which is more targeted? Windows. When you > see side-by-side comparisons of pros/cons, what's going to be in the > 'con' column? Targeted by hackers. Does that make Windows 'bad' per > se (and no, that's not an opening for a holy war)? > > The original question asked about FTP programs other than the built in > IIS program. My experience with Serv-U was that it allowed my machine > to be hacked. Filezilla, to date, has not. > > I'm sorry...I mean, I respect the hell outta ya Dave, I really do. > But I just don't see how mentioning that a specific application is a > popular hacker tool is wrong. I don't see how that fact would not be > construed as a negative aspect.
There's a fundamental difference between "targeted by hackers" and "used by hackers". The former is bad, the latter not so much. If someone compromises your machine and chooses to install an FTP server, his choice will be driven by many of the same factors as my own in choosing what FTP server to use. What works best? I use tools all the time that are "hacker tools", and I'm no hacker (in the pejorative sense of the word, anyway). I use them because they do what I need them to do, better than the alternatives. As for whether Serv-U allowed your machine to be hacked, are you sure that was where the vulnerability was? Just because someone was using your FTP server after your server was compromised, doesn't mean that it was compromised through the FTP server. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220584 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
