On Thu, 3 Oct 2002, Anton A. Chuvakin wrote: > >proftpd, vsftpd, pureftpd > >... > >Postfix/Qmail > >... > > Is there any evidence that helps decide whether its more secure because > its written better or because its used less? (A) Project history- Postfix and Qmail have held up well, proftpd erm, hasn't. I haven't followed the other two, since FTP is on my list of "Horribly broken protocols I'll never support." (B) Look at the code. (C) Developer history. (D) Developer's understanding of the protocol and its weaknesses. It's worth factoring in frequency of attack as well as tool prevalence. HTH, Paul ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Robertson "My statements in this message are personal opinions probertsat_private which may have no basis whatsoever in fact." probertsonat_private Director of Risk Assessment TruSecure Corporation _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizardsat_private http://honor.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
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