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ProFTP on Ubuntu Server

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Installing the ProFTP 1.3.1 server on Ubuntu Server 8.10 is a pretty straight forward process. I won’t go into the whole thing here, but a standard apt-get works just fine.

I started running into problems when a user noticed that after uploading a file to the server, the time stamp on the file was six hours ahead. That corresponds with the six hour offset from GMT for Central Standard Time. The confusing thing was that the problem was only visible through an FTP login. If I connected to the server through an SSH session, all of the date information on the files was correctly showing CST time.

Active or Passive FTP

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

I recently needed clarification on the differences between active and passive FTP. I found a great article that explains it very well.

http://www.slacksite.com/other/ftp.html

I’ll be adding this site to my list of research resources for future use.

Dreamhost saved my bacon

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Kudos to Dreamhost for outsmarting my attempt to delete critical data.