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|    Alan Ianson to Enric Lleal    |
|    About FTP support    |
|    20 Jan 22 00:43:16    |
      MSGID: 1:153/757.0 69964470       REPLY: 2:343/107.0 81298e2b       TZUTC: -0800       CHARSET: LATIN-1       > Mozilla, Google and others have removed the ftp support from their web       > browsers, and the workarounds with their latest versions doesn't work       > anymore. This is a shame, it's very sad, but is the way things are going       > nowadays. In fact, I can't browse my own Node and download my own file base       > using web browsers. My public navigation is also affected by this lack of       > support.              I have been seeing and thinking the same thing. It would be a good thing if       the files links were http/s instead of FTP today.              > In terms of feasibility, I can still access through FTP client to my Node,       > but it seems insecure from outer places/connections since the login       > negotiation is over plain-text. Let me know if I'm wrong.              Secure protocols are a good thing.              > Do you think it could be a good idea to ask Kim about some possible       > milestones in the roadmap of BBBS development?              It wouldn't hurt.              > In short/mid term:              > - To implement more security in the current ftp protocol implementation       > (TLS)?       > - To implement the file downloading through HTTP/S when the session       > is web based.              All good. A CRAM-MD5 handshake in the binkp service would be welcome also.              > In a long term:              > - To implement SSH (including the sftp subservice support) daemon for       > incoming connections.              It all sounds good to me. :)              --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5        * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)       SEEN-BY: 1/120 123 14/0 15/0 18/0 90/1 105/81 106/201 120/340 123/0       SEEN-BY: 123/25 40 131 180 190 200 755 129/305 330 134/100 135/300       SEEN-BY: 138/146 153/105 135 757 7715 154/10 221/6 222/2 226/30 227/114       SEEN-BY: 229/110 317 424 426 452 550 664 700 240/1120 5832 249/206       SEEN-BY: 250/1 266/512 275/100 1000 280/464 282/1038 292/854 299/6       SEEN-BY: 300/4 301/1 317/3 320/219 322/757 342/11 200 396/45 633/280       SEEN-BY: 640/1321 712/848 3634/0 12 15 27 50 119       PATH: 153/757 3634/12 153/7715 229/426           |
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