Re: [Proftpd-user] [SPAM] Re: Port in virtual hosts

>> The short answer is: yes, it's possible to have multiple virtual hosts
>> on the same IP address and port.
>> 
>> However, doing so requires support from clients as well.  As Fantomas
>> pointed out, it requires that FTP clients send the HOST command -- and
>> not all FTP clients do so.  This command is equivalent to HTTP's Host
>> header, but is newer, and so not every FTP client implementation has
>> been updated to use it.  Without that HOST command, ProFTPD only has
>> the IP address/port combination from a client TCP connection to use
>> for determining which virtual host to use -- and if there are many
>> virtual hosts (differentiated by name) using the same IP address and
>> port, it won't work as you expect.
>
> Now all is clear.
> Please add that answer to doc about virtual hosts - its worth it.

Done; I've added it to the bottom of the FAQs there:

  http://www.proftpd.org/docs/howto/Vhost.html#FAQ

Cheers,
TJ


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