>
> > Once I had a clue I was able to install the vsftpd rpm
> 
> Running an unmaintained, out-of-date, password based service like FTP
> on an obsolete and unsupported operating system is begging for a lot
> of trouble if the machine is ever probed by a rootkit. Are you sure
> about doing this?

I would presume the OP has a clue and they are running the ftp server on a 
private network
or with firewall rules to restrict access to trusted machines.

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Konstantin Olchanski
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