[Gllug] scp / sftp comparison

[Chris Ball]

>>>>> "Simon" == Simon Rumble <simon at rumble.net> writes:

    Simon> Sorry about that, I think I was confusing it with the
    Simon> ssl-wrapped ftp.  What's that then?

That _does_ run on the normal ftp ports.  It's a normal ftp connection
up until the client issues an 'AUTHINFO' command and starts to swap
certificates and such.  Eventually the session becomes encrypted from
there on in.

- Chris.
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