Anyone know how to make proftpd on Redhat 6.2 support FXP. I tried doing what it said on the FAQ at proftpd.org
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To support FXP when connecting as a user place "AllowForeignAddress on" in the Global or VirtualHost context.
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But that did not do a thing. Anyone have fxp enabled on there servers, or know how to do so, and would be so kind as to help me out? Thanks.

It seems to only work if you are running proftpd in standalone (rather than inetd) mode.

Oh, and there are very good reasons for not allowing FXP by default; only enable it if it's absolutely necessary and never for anonymous users. Using your FTP server to spam is only one of many potential abuses.

Originally posted by spock
Using your FTP server to spam is only one of many potential abuses.



I think you mean warez...


Also, I've found that firewalls that block all unneeded ports can also shut down fxp, so generally, we don't allow it....

Originally posted by The Prohacker

I think you mean warez...


Actually, I didn't. Allowing FXP will make it easier to distribute warez on your server if that's already possible, but AFAIK won't actually open potential for such abuse by itself. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

http://www.flashfxp.com has a good faq about this.