[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Mandrake FTP

[Kipton Moravec]

At 05:41 PM 10/11/03, Alvin Goats wrote:
> > I thought FTP was pretty much obsolete.  Why would one use FTP when you
> > have SFTP?
> >
>
>When you have to communicate with a system that does NOT have sftp
>capability, like some embedded systems, old os's that are used in
>dedicated systems, ROM programed devices or systems that have ftp
>only.....

I had not heard of SFTP so I looked it up with a GOOGLE search.

I found this: http://www.xbill.org/sftp/

sftp

Since <http://www.openssh.com>openssh supports the ssh2 sftp protocol, 
there's really no reason to use this program anymore. If, for some reason, 
you really want to know more about it, <oldindex.htm>here's the old page 
describing it. This program is completely unsupported.

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So IS sftp dead? Or is this guy spouting nonsense?  Or what?

Kip