On Fri, 2002-03-01 at 00:53, Nick Wilson wrote: > > * and then Gordon Messmer declared.... > > As others have suggested, ftp probably isn't the best transfer method in > > terms of security... or anything else for that matter. > > > > Think of "root" as "the big hammer". Its use should be reserved for > > situations where no other solution is feasible. > > Yes, I see your point, although when I mentioned being root I just meant > that I was the only one who had physical access to the machine.
I thought that might be the case. :) > My problem is that ssh and scp seem so cumbersome. Is there a ssh > equivalent to ncftp I might try? Cumbersome in what way? I've always found them to be much easier to use than the older telnet/ftp (and never used rsh/rcp)
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