FTP server

Heya all.

I am about to switch to a 12'1 g4 ibook. as i get a lot of stuff fxped to my current windows machine (which i can't wait to get rid off), i am wondering about a ftp server program as easy-to-use and customizable for OSX as SERV-U for windows is.

thanx

I'd be quite surprised if OS X doesn't come with one built-in.... never played with serving, only client-ing.

On a related note, don't go buy any FTP client software for OS X. From the Finder, just hit command-K and you can connect to FTP natively.

bamon said:

Heya all.

I am about to switch to a 12'1 g4 ibook. as i get a lot of stuff fxped to my current windows machine (which i can't wait to get rid off), i am wondering about a ftp server program as easy-to-use and customizable for OSX as SERV-U for windows is.

thanx

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Assuming you have network cards, why not use the Bimbows(TM) networking already built into Panther? Create a share on your PC and connect to it directly? Panther has the ability to connect seamlessly to Bimbows(TM) shares/workgroups and possibly domains (but I haven't tried that option yet).

Hope this helps and makes sense.

--Pangloss

OS X does include a built-in FTP server. It's a checkbox in the Sharing pane of System Preferences; you log in with your account name and password. Not very customizable, but good enough for personal use.

Since OS X is Unix, there are a number of free command-line servers available as well. Just ask Google.