Bug#238143: ITP: wzdftpd -- A portable, modular, efficient and not user-friendly ftp server
On Thu, Mar 18, 2004 at 09:45:35PM +, Henning Makholm wrote: Scripsit Pierre Chifflier [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only thing that is relevant in a Debian package description is that it works on Debian, which rather goes without saying. I agree, this has nothing to do in the .deb description - removed. Features are: flexible user management, acls, virtual users/groups, security, speed, bandwith limitation, per command authorization, virtual directories, dynamic ip changes auto-detection, etc. I'm afraid this still doesn't tell me why I'd want to use this ftp server instead of one of the (many) other ftp servers already available in Debian. Well, i've not found any equivalent server in the existing, which correspond to _all_ these features. Most scriptable servers are not free, dynamic ip changes are generally not working, I've never seen virtual directories working, only a very few of them are extensible, etc. IMHO the main feature is the online administration, you do not have to get an account on the hosting server or to edit config files by hand, all is configurable online. That said, I agree the description does not reflect these features correctly, that's why I'm tweaking it according to all your remarks. And is security really a feature? It ought to be implied. Funny .. Implied the same as proftpd does ? I am just saying we use regular audits on code to find vulnerabilities, and that the server was written with security in mind. All of this does not mean of course that the server is perfect in a perfect world - that's just the directions we are taking in the development. /P -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] BOFH excuse #210: We didn't pay the Internet bill and it's been cut off.
Bug#238143: ITP: wzdftpd -- A portable, modular, efficient and not user-friendly ftp server
On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 12:36:44PM +0100, Hilko Bengen wrote: Pierre Chifflier [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: wzdftpd Version : 0.2.3 Upstream Author : Pierre Chifflier [EMAIL PROTECTED] * URL : http://www.wzdftpd.net/ * License : GPL Description : A portable, modular, efficient and not user-friendly ftp server Hi, Thanks for your reply. Globally, the description is not adequate, mainly because I pasted the description from sourceforge, which was describing the server for all possible users (including windows ones, yes). wzdftpd is designed to run in user-mode, and to be entirely ^ As opposed to what? Kernel mode? My bad, I should have said 'to be run as a simple user' as opposed to root. configurable using SITE commands (no gui !). It works on ^^ Ahem... Server applications w/o a GUI are not _that_ uncommon in Unix-like systems. No configuration gui. Again, this _is_ uncommon for other users. linux/win32 (use winsock for best perfs), supports SSL, and is ^^ Irrlevant for Debian. At least for now. ;-) And for a long time, I hope ! :) multithreaded. . Extensions can be written using modules or externals scripts. Features are: unix-like permissions+acls, virtual users/groups, security, speed, bandwith limitation (user,group,global), group admins, per command authorizations, ratio, etc. Flexible user management Ok, though I don't think it covers the same features. I'll change these lines a bit. Virtual dirs/files can be defined, with restrictions on users/groups/flags. Users can belong to several groups, allowing to define group properties. wzdftpd is distributed under the terms of the GPL. ^^ Don't put that into the description. ok. Considering that this is not going to be the first ftp server in Debian, tell people what makes it special, if you want your package to be widely used. I changed the description to be the following: wzdftpd is designed to be run as a user, and to be entirely configurable using SITE commands. It works on linux/bsd/win32, supports Ipv6, SSL, and is multithreaded. . Features are: flexible user management, acls, virtual users/groups, security, speed, bandwith limitation, per command authorization, virtual directories, dynamic ip changes auto-detection, etc. . It includes several authentication backends, is easily scriptable and provides a powerfull event-driven system to extend server. Thanks for you reply ! -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] BOFH excuse #380: Operators killed when huge stack of backup tapes fell over.
Bug#238143: ITP: wzdftpd -- A portable, modular, efficient and not user-friendly ftp server
Scripsit Pierre Chifflier [EMAIL PROTECTED] I changed the description to be the following: wzdftpd is designed to be run as a user, and to be entirely configurable using SITE commands. It works on linux/bsd/win32, The only thing that is relevant in a Debian package description is that it works on Debian, which rather goes without saying. Features are: flexible user management, acls, virtual users/groups, security, speed, bandwith limitation, per command authorization, virtual directories, dynamic ip changes auto-detection, etc. I'm afraid this still doesn't tell me why I'd want to use this ftp server instead of one of the (many) other ftp servers already available in Debian. And is security really a feature? It ought to be implied. -- Henning Makholm Gå ud i solen eller regnen, smil, køb en ny trøje, slå en sludder af med købmanden, puds dine støvler. Lev!
Bug#238143: ITP: wzdftpd -- A portable, modular, efficient and not user-friendly ftp server
Pierre Chifflier [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: wzdftpd Version : 0.2.3 Upstream Author : Pierre Chifflier [EMAIL PROTECTED] * URL : http://www.wzdftpd.net/ * License : GPL Description : A portable, modular, efficient and not user-friendly ftp server wzdftpd is designed to run in user-mode, and to be entirely ^ As opposed to what? Kernel mode? configurable using SITE commands (no gui !). It works on ^^ Ahem... Server applications w/o a GUI are not _that_ uncommon in Unix-like systems. linux/win32 (use winsock for best perfs), supports SSL, and is ^^ Irrlevant for Debian. At least for now. ;-) multithreaded. . Extensions can be written using modules or externals scripts. Features are: unix-like permissions+acls, virtual users/groups, security, speed, bandwith limitation (user,group,global), group admins, per command authorizations, ratio, etc. Flexible user management Virtual dirs/files can be defined, with restrictions on users/groups/flags. Users can belong to several groups, allowing to define group properties. wzdftpd is distributed under the terms of the GPL. ^^ Don't put that into the description. Considering that this is not going to be the first ftp server in Debian, tell people what makes it special, if you want your package to be widely used. -Hilko
Bug#238143: ITP: wzdftpd -- A portable, modular, efficient and not user-friendly ftp server
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: wzdftpd Version : 0.2.3 Upstream Author : Pierre Chifflier [EMAIL PROTECTED] * URL : http://www.wzdftpd.net/ * License : GPL Description : A portable, modular, efficient and not user-friendly ftp server wzdftpd is designed to run in user-mode, and to be entirely configurable using SITE commands (no gui !). It works on linux/win32 (use winsock for best perfs), supports SSL, and is multithreaded. . Extensions can be written using modules or externals scripts. Features are: unix-like permissions+acls, virtual users/groups, security, speed, bandwith limitation (user,group,global), group admins, per command authorizations, ratio, etc. . Virtual dirs/files can be defined, with restrictions on users/groups/flags. Users can belong to several groups, allowing to define group properties. wzdftpd is distributed under the terms of the GPL. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.4 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
