At 1151878384 past the epoch, Dirk wrote: > I've tried proftpd, vsftpd and another one I don't > remember on different machines (all with debian) and > randomly they bitch around giving me 421!
How randomly? It would be helpful to know at which stage they offer the 421. According to RFC 959, it is a valid response for just about all the phases. Does it occur with PASV set? My guess is that it's a firewall/ports issue. conntrack_ftp perhaps. > Is it possible to run a ftp server with debian? Or will I > finally have to switch to FreeBSD like so many did since > they've started putting unstable stuff into 2.6.x.y > instead of 2.7.x. I imagine you'll get an FTPd misconfigured just as easily with FreeBSD as with Linux. > Sorry for being an ass but I'm lightly pissed about Linux > turning into a bitch lately. No problem: letting off steam is therapeutic. Oh, I almost forgot the obligatory "use SFTP via SSH, FTP is a dog of a protocol and sends passwords in the clear". -- Jon Dowland http://alcopop.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
