[nflug] Linux FTP Recomendations.

[Richard Hubbard]

Almost any distribution will be good enough for what you need. Just be 
careful on the install (no real fatal issues, just making sure you get 
the best performance), so that you only install what you need for an ftp 
server.
For instance, on a Red Hat/Fedora install, do a custom install, and make 
sure you only check the box dealing with ftp services, and leave the 
rest unchecked. This makes your machine much faster (not tring to run 
gnome/kde when all you are trying to do is dish up files) and more 
secure (tough to hack through xwindow system when it's not even 
installed) In about 10-15 minutes you have an ftp server

Depending on how secure/fast you need it, if you go to the linux 
documentation project, (http://en.tldp.org) you can find, on the guides 
page :

http://en.tldp.org/guides.html
... a really good book on how to lock down a red hat system
http://en.tldp.org/LDP/solrhe/Securing-Optimizing-Linux-RH-Edition-v1.3/index.html
(the above is the html version, there are links on the guides page to 
get to a pdf version for printing)
hope this helps!
Rich


Tom McKim wrote:

>Haldo,
>
>I've been a member here for a while, mainly just
>watching, and occasionally chiming in with my 2 cents
>when there are questions regarding Windows, or general
>IT questions.
>
>I am breaking down and am going to load Linux on my
>Old PC (PII 300 Mhz)
>
>Can someone point out to a good faq/doc on how to
>build a simple Linux box that is just going to perform
>as a FTP server.
>
>I did some Google seaches and found a ton of info. 
>Thought I would check with you guys before I continue.
>
>Tom
>
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