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Date:	Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:20:44 -0800
From:	Peter Skye <pskye@peterskye.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: ftp web site to server

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Larry Tawa wrote:
>
> . . . how do I log in securely when I am using ftp?

Hi Larry,

If the remote FTP server allows a UserID:Password login, then it won't
make any difference if _you_ log in securely. Any hacker can simply log
in using the UserID:Password interface, and change your web site.

Your best security is 1) use a "really good" password and 2) change the
password often so if somebody finds one of your old log ins, the
password won't be good any more.

I run several web sites on my own machines. This past weekend somebody
spent an hour with an automated script trying to break into my FTP
server. The server only allows three failures, then it boots you off
and you have to ftp to it again to keep trying. After an hour they gave
up.

- Peter

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