Jim Perrin wrote:
On 8/2/07, Ray Leventhal centos@swhi.net wrote:
That is certainly something to consider. Myself and one other will be the only folks using this machine for storage that will require ftp access so your point is taken. SFTP is my likely choice after a bit of reading to ensure compatibility with our tasks.
While it's also a prime example of not getting the help you asked for, instead of ftp, or in some cases sftp, you might look at webdav also depending on your needs.
I use it because it doesn't require a local system account, can be permissioned via apache, and is very customizable.It helps us out locally because it's part of http 1.1, so there's no need for added firewall ports being open, no proxy adjustments, etc.
My favorite way to move files is with rsync over ssh since it does the right thing about not replacing existing files until the copy is complete, is more efficient sometimes, and works with windows/cygwin too. Windows users sometimes prefer winscp, though.
But back to DNS - I run a really old and ugly script after updating zone files that builds the reverse zones, commits the changes to a cvs repository, and restarts named to pick up the changes. Is there some modern equivalent for this operation?