xinetd and ftp

[Jeremy Fowler]

Well if you use Redhat, I would recommend you upgrade to 7.2 since they use
xinetd by default (Along with ext3, GRUB, and GNOME 1.4) and then just install
the wu-ftpd rpm. It will add /etc/xinet.d/wu-ftpd for you so all you have to do
is edit the line in that file that says "disable = yes" and change it to
"disable = no" and restart xinetd (/etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd restart). As a rule
all services in xinetd are disabled by default. To enable a service cd to
/etc/xinet.d and edit the file the correlates with the service. Make sure to
secure the service by adding hosts to your hosts.deny and hosts.allow before
hand.

As for Qmail, I used that for awhile but initial configuration was a bitch! To
get it all working right you had to compile and configure other packages
(daemontools). The biggest benefit I saw to Qmail was the use of MailDir. Still,
personally I prefer postfix; it's ease of use and configuration beats qmail and
sendmail hands down. I built a 20010228 patch level 8 RPM package just today,
with SSL, LDAP, and running in a chroot jail included. If you like I can email
you it, or the SRPM if you want to modify it (to disable LDAP), just let me
know.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Densmore [mailto:DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:08 AM
> To: KCLUG (E-mail)
> Subject: xinetd and ftp
>
>
> Anyone on  the list ever convert from inetd to xinetd? I'm looking to do
> some upgrading on my web/mailserver and am looking to add secure ftp
> (which I sort of have with openssh) and secure POP3 services. I plan on
> running POP3 through SSL and/or maybe IMAP.
>
> I'm also thinking about switching from sendmail to qmail. And would like
> your suggestions on how to approach these conversions.
>
> TIA,
>
> Brian Densmore
> Associate
> mailto:densmoreb at ctbsonline.com
> CompuTech Business Solutions, Inc.
> http://www.ctbsonline.com/
>
>
>