Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic(a)srce.hr&gt; writes: <> Richard Stallman <rms(a)gnu.org&gt; writes: <> <> > Why propose so much effort just to use an alternative to ftp? ftp <> > seems to work; what benefit would we have from the option to use <> > another alternative? <> <> Many people are dissatisfied with FTP's inherent insecurity due to <> passwords being transmitted over the network in clear text. This is a <> serious breach of security and a possible breach of privacy, and a <> good enough reason for many users to abandon FTP completely. What about SSLftp on top of SSLeay? That gives you secure ftp without having to do any change to ange-ftp or efs. -- Bertil Askelid <bertil(a)ioc.net&gt;