On Fri, Dec 19, 2008, Guy Boisvert wrote: >Hi! > > I'm trying to figure out what's going wrong with a "simple" FTPS setup >and VSFTPD. > > I saw references on Google and tried, and tried, and tried... without >success. > > I'll start by explaining my situation: I have a WEB development server >behind a firewall. It's currently only for the intranet. We now have >an external company that will have to do a new website for us and we >want them to access securely our development server. > > Internally, we access it with regular FTP (we use DreamWeaver 8). In >the references i saw, i'd just add the following lines and it is >supposed to work: As a rule, we require external developers to access our servers using OpenVPN which provides a simple means of getting secure access without having to deal with multiple server components. The OpenVPN clients for Windows and OS X are simple to set up, well within the capabilities of the average web developer (which often aren't extensive :-). Bill -- INTERNET: bill at celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way Voice: (206) 236-1676 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820 Fax: (206) 232-9186 Once at a social gathering, Gladstone said to Disraeli, I predict, Sir, that you will die either by hanging or of some vile disease. Disraeli replied, "That all depends upon whether I embrace your principles or your mistress".