On 29 Nov 2001, Trond Eivind Glomsrød wrote:
> Kevin MacNeil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I just came across the latest remote root exploit for wu-ftp, which I > > dutifully installed on the small server I maintain. It's too bad > > redhat released the patch early, but accidents happen and there's > > nothing to be done about it now. > > > > That aside, I am wondering why the major distributions stick with > > software like wu-ftpd, which have such poor security records, when > > better alternatives exist, e.g.: > > > > postfix instead of sendmail > > proftpd instead of wu-ftpd > > proftpd isn't any better than wu-ftpd securitywise - vsftpd is, but > doesn't have all the features yet (virtual hosting missed a lot). > I read several reports and they are all talking about Linux. So does this bug not affect wu-ftpd if it's running on Solaris or AIX? Werner _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
