Hi, > On 5 Apr 2021, at 20:01, Patrick M. Hausen <hau...@punkt.de> wrote: > > Hi all, > >> Am 03.04.2021 um 22:39 schrieb Ed Maste <ema...@freebsd.org>: >> I'm happy to make a port for it if anyone needs it. Comments? > > A bit late to the party, but my take is: please just don't.
+1 (later still) > I absolutely freaked out when Apple removed the telnet and ftp clients > from Mac OS and I needed to reinstall them via MacPorts. > > People who manage any larger collection of networking gear *depend* > on these outdated but simple services. Client and server side alike. > > TFTP is not going away, neither is FTP. I'm dead serious. Remote media > via Supermicro IPMI in 2021? SMB1. Firmware updates for my UPS? FTP. > Scanner/printer/fax all-in-one thingy? Uploads received fax transmissions > via FTP. PBX? Uploads usage reports via FTP. This stuff is here to stay. > In local networks, of course. > > But still even on "the Internet", FTP is the most used method for customers > of static website hosting. You cannot teach these people what an SSH key is. > Just my experience, but backed by a load of customer interactions over more > than 20 years ... > > Kind regards, > Patrick > -- > punkt.de GmbH > Patrick M. Hausen > .infrastructure > > Kaiserallee 13a > 76133 Karlsruhe > > Tel. +49 721 9109500 > > https://infrastructure.punkt.de > i...@punkt.de > > AG Mannheim 108285 > Geschäftsführer: Jürgen Egeling, Daniel Lienert, Fabian Stein > -- Bob Bishop r...@gid.co.uk _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"