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[ale] Still using plain FTP? Why?
- Subject: [ale] Still using plain FTP? Why?
- From: rajaw at c64.us (Raj Wurttemberg)
- Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 11:17:50 -0500
- In-reply-to: <[email protected]>
- References: <[email protected]>
I only use it for stuff where I don't care about security.
As for why... 1) It's fast and 2) No CPU overhead (ssh xfers use up quite a
bit of CPU for the encryption/decryption).
/Raj
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of JD
> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 9:23 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: [ale] Still using plain FTP? Why?
>
> For folks using plain FTP still, I'd like to know why?
>
> We all know it isn't secure and should have been removed from offers in
the
> 1990s (along with telnet).
>
> So, if you are still using plain FTP, why?
>
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