Re: [tlug] Backup sites with FTP access

[Lewske Wada <ryu@example.com>]

Edward Middleton wrote :
>> Couple of notes: Yes, I know FTP is not secure. It's okay, the tar files
>> are encrypted, and nothing that critical is being moved. The advantage
>> to FTP was the ease of implementation and it's wide spread use (or so I
>> thought).
>>     
> You should be worried about someone sniffing your ftp password and 
> hacking your ftp server.  FTP is only commonly used for anonymous download.
>   

Could be off-topic but FTPS and SFTP have been long out there.
Most modern FTP applications support these two protocols which
are securely transfered through the internet.

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