On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 12:24 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr <michealespin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nit-pick: SFTP isn't 'FTP over SSH'. FTP over SSH, is just that - FTP > tunneled-over SSH. SFTP is its own protocol.
Er, okay, yah, bad wording on my part. Correct, SFTP isn't RFC-959 FTP tunneled over SSH. But SFTP is a protocol that runs over SSH. I was trying to convey that SFTP uses SSH, and SSH is a technology widely understood and proven in the real-world. (Yes, I had to look up the RFC # for FTP.) (Proactive counter nit-pick: While double-checking my facts, I read that SFTP can technically be used without SSH. However, SFTP would then lack the encryption and authentication SSH provides. I would be amazed to learn anyone has ever implemented such outside of a "hey look it works" experiment.) :-) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
