Jan Klemkow <j.klem...@wemelug.de> wrote:

> > > > I'm working on a diff to bring ftps with libtls into our ftpd(8).  There
> > > > is a "getaddrinfo(NULL, "ftps", &hints, &res0)" call, which uses this
> > > > port.  Thus, I made this change.
> > > 
> > > Hang on -- does the world want ftps support?
> 
> I don't know, what "the world" wants.  But, I want ftps.  As far as I
> can see, ftps is the only way to bring our ftpd(8) into the 21st
> century.

I have a really hard time with that.

The protocol is completely broken, and in a way that adding TLS makes it
even worse.


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