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On 06/03/2010 09:02 PM, Peter Slegg wrote:
> I am planning to set-up a temporary ftp server on the milan
> for downloads only.
> 
> I've installed tcp_wrappers, portmap and inetd rpms.
> 
> I don't really want the ftp server starting at boot time, I'd
> like to be able to start up the server when I need it if possible.

Sounds awfully complex for occasional use. I personally use Vassilis
Papathanassiou's (hope I remember that surname correctly!) FTP-server
which is a simple GEM application. It works very well for occasional use.

Jo Even