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   Message 2,469 of 2,762   
   Alan Ianson to Enric Lleal   
   About FTP support   
   20 Jan 22 00:43:16   
   
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   > 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. :)   
      
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