[ale] proftpd, allow any anonymous userid

[james.sumners at gmail.com (James Sumners)]

http://proftpd.org/docs/directives/linked/config_ref_AnonRequirePassword.html

On 7/12/07, Jim Popovitch <yahoo at jimpop.com> wrote:
> I run an anonymous ftp server using proftpd.  Occasionally i see log
> entries due to folks who misspell anonymous or use their own userid,
> etc.  Frankly I don't care what id they use when accessing the system
> and I'd like to find a way to allow proftpd to accept any userid (it's
> an Anonymous setup anyways) and not prompt for any password (preventing
> clients from possibly sending a password in plaintext).  Any ideas how
> this can be achieved in proftpd?  And... if it is implemented just how
> bad would the absence of a password prompt from the server screw up
> clients?
>
> Thx,
>
> -Jim P.


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