RE: securing ftp traffic on windows XP

Hi,

> I'm trying to use zebedee to secure ftp traffic on a Windows XP
> machine and I want everything to start as Windows services at
> boot time (before anyone logs in).  I'm using slimFTPd which
> is a tiny, freeware FTP server that can be configured as a
> Windows service.  Unfortunately, it does not  allow me (or I
> haven't been able to figure out how) to specify the address that
> it will report for itself in FTP requests, or to specify a range
> of ports for passive connections.  And while I have succeeded
> in using the ftpgw.tcl tcl script with zebedee and the slimFTPd
> sever, I don't know of any way of getting tclsh to run as a
> Windows Service.  Can anyone provide any information regarding
> either:
>
> a) how to run the provided ftpgw.tcl script as a Windows service
> that starts when windows starts, or
>
> b) a freeware ftp server that can be configured to run as a
> Windows service, and that allows you to specify the address
> that it will report for itself in FTP requests as well as a
> range of ports for passive connections.

You might want to look at the free Cygwin tools (www.cygwin.com). It may be
overkill for what you want (an extensive UNIX-like environment for Windows)
but does contain a program (cygrunsrv) to allow you to install and run
arbitrary programs as services. It also contains an FTP server too. As well
as just about any UNIX command you could want ...

	Regards,
		Neil



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