[Gllug] Proftpd

[Pete Ryland]

Dunno about the ServerIdent thing, but as far as name-based virtual hosts
goes, it is not possible.  Unlike http, when you connect to an ftp server,
you don't send it the server name you're requesting stuff off, you just
connect to the ftp port on the host and provide a name/passwd.  An
interesting solution (one which is used on my domain pdr.cx) is to use the
name/passwd to implement a virtual ftp host (i.e. ftp://pdr:pdr@ftp.pdr.cx/
is my virtual host).

Pete

On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 09:28:25AM -0000, Paul Brazier wrote:
> A few questions on proftpd (v 1.2.1), I've looked through the
> docs/google etc. 
> 
> I can't seem to get ServerIdent to work, this is supposed to change the
> message you get when trying to connect that identifies the ftp server
> name and version. I just get messages in the error log about wrong
> parameters and proftpd won't start (using xinetd). I'm sure I've got the
> syntax right, just:
> 
> ServerIdent	off	"FTP Server ready"
> 
> I've tried just
> 
> ServerIdent	off 
> 
> as well.
> 
> Another thing, I see proftpd does IP-based virtual hosts, does it do
> name based? Or is there even a point to this seeing as all the domains
> point to the same IP anyway?

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