MaxRetrieveFileSize and MaxStoreFileSize must be set in proftpd.conf and that 
is my problem. If i’m using mod_sql.c. the group c’not be set by <ifgroup> or 
<ifuser> that is mod_unix.c. you can use MaxRetrieveFileSize and 
MaxStoreFileSize for the hole environment, but i want it per user or group in a 
mod_sql.c environment with in this case mariadb or postgresql and tallies is 
for the total volume off files.

 

I have 3 user’s in mod_unix.c “sysadmin for local access in /, ftpadmin for 
local access in the ftpserver, ftpprinter for local access middleware between 
my printer and a NAS for data storage”

All other users in mod_sql.c

 

I have 4 groups : ftplocal, ftpglobal, ftplocalnotls and ftpglobalnotls. For 
ftpadmin and sysadmin i use ftplocal and for ftpprinter i use ftplocalnotls 
because the printer can't handle tls

 

Ftplocal “notls” is for the internal ip’s “local network”

Ftpglobal “notls” is for the external ip’s with a virtualserver “the big big 
world”. Be careful with dynamic DNS and your provider. Better is a fixed ip and 
rerouting a-record to your home external ip.

 

The ftpserver is almost complete and this “MaxRetrieveFileSize and 
MaxStoreFileSize” is the  bump in the road

>From lastperiode, lastperiodetype and disabled when the user tries to login 
>and fails after 3 times and much more.

 

If you make a smart statement in AI you get the pro’s and con ’s and off 
course, use common sense and don't accept everything blindly. This how I use 
AI. I am now making great strides, which was not possible before

 

Frank

The Nederlands

GMT  +1 “Amsterdam”

 

Van: Marian Marinov <[email protected]> 
Verzonden: zondag 12 april 2026 17:49
Aan: Info <[email protected]>; Jaroslaw Rafa <[email protected]>
CC: [email protected]
Onderwerp: Re: [Proftpd-devel] Aging state of ProFTPD Project infrastructure

 

1. How large a file may be for uploading and downloading files and not the use 
of tallies or processing in tallies. 

Are you saying you want a max file size limit? I believe mod_xfer already 
implements that via MaxRetrieveFileSize and MaxStoreFileSize

5. which vsftp is good at and proftpd is less good at
Can you elaborate on this? What would you want to see here?

Marian


April 12, 2026 11:54 AM, "Info via Proftp-devel" 
<[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]?to=%22info%20via%20proftp-devel%22%20%[email protected]%3e>
 > wrote:

That was my conclusion also. ftp is the transport of files instead of usb-hdd 
and consorts

I have a fully working prodtpd on an rp4 dietpi.

With mod_unix.c,mod_sql.c together. 

as an example failcount, active, disabled. Login log, “download,delete,upload 
login”, Limits and its histories, tallies and its histories. 

I also modeled the database with tables. it was a mess considering I've been 
doing this work for many years "35"

what I would do for the website is transfer 1:1 and only then implement the 
changes. The site also deserves attention. hip hip hurray for AI. That way I 
found it faster.

I also have a wish list for the proftpd software. 

1.      How large a file may be for uploading and downloading files and not the 
use of tallies or processing in tallies. 
2.      A ftp client so that all data can be collected on this FTP server and 
the files can be further distributed. So that not everyone has to retrieve 
their own downloads/uploads from all over the world.
3.      A client https to ftpserver
4.      A client Sharepoint to ftpserver
5.      which vsftp is good at and proftpd is less good at

the rest are all workarounds and I would have preferred to a loadmodule, but I 
don't know how and what program language is used. Also the use of github.

I started developing applications in 1983 and have seen a lot of code since 
then and this is what I want to understand. would be useful for a PDF

Frank

Van: Marian Marinov <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
Verzonden: zondag 12 april 2026 16:17
Aan: Jaroslaw Rafa <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
CC: [email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> 
Onderwerp: Re: [Proftpd-devel] Aging state of ProFTPD Project infrastructure

I'm working in the webhosting industry.
Still the perdomenant method for uploading websites is ftp, yes ftp over tls or 
sftp, but still ftp.

Marian

Apr 12, 2026 02:45:18 Jaroslaw Rafa < <mailto:[email protected]> 
[email protected]>:

Dnia 12.04.2026 o godz. 04:34:11 Marian Marinov pisze:

I generally like the current website and I would love to keep it as
is, but for new people, the website states one thing: OLD SOFTWARE


Old or new, if somebody *needs* a FTP daemon, what are the choices? I can
think only of vsftpd as an alternative, and its website looks equally "old"
;) (and the last release, according to that website, has been in 2021). All
others are far less popular, AFAIK. And ProFTPd has some features, like
mod_exec or mod_ifsession, that other servers - to my knowledge - don't
have, so it's an obvious choice if someone needs such features.

And if someone doesn't need a FTP daemon, it doesn't matter if the software
is new or old ;).

And it is worth to note that after withdrawal of support for FTP protocol
and "ftp://"; URLs from major web browsers, FTP usage in the public Internet
probably dropped to near-zero values. All sites with eg. downloadable
software that previously used anonymous FTP to provide downloads have been
forced to switch to HTTPS (as plain HTTP is prominently marked "insecure" by
browsers and some browsers even refuse to download files over plain HTTP
with default config). The places where FTP is still used and relevant are
now mostly various internal networks.
--
Regards,
Jaroslaw Rafa
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