FTP with SBS

[maya14]

What is the best method to securely and safely implement a FTP server on SBS 2003 without ISA. I have open port 21 on router and set forwarding to SBS 2003.
I have use Cerberus FTP server on XP but never used FTP on SBS 2003.

 

[maya14]

I have found the following link but is this the best method to secure the SBS network?

http://www.smallbizserver.net/Defau...icleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=123&PageID=218

 

[richgill]

I use this:

http://www.zftpserver.com/

You can restrict access by user, IP address, certificate. You can also restrict access using your firewall.

 

[markdmac]

Best way is to not use it.

what is your goal? If you just need a way for customers to be able to download or upload files then I would suggest using ASP. You can password protect the pages and encrypt the connections with SSL. It is MUCH more secure and easy to implement. A search on Tek-Tips should return sample code I have posted on this before.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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