[olug] what is sftp-server?

[David Walker]

It does act like an ftp server.  gftp is a gui client that can speak it.

On Thursday 17 October 2002 01:37 am, (Via wrote:
> One more ssh related question...
>
> What is the sftp-server?  It is invoked at the end of my
> /etc/ssh/sshd_config file.  Is it the same as scp... does it enable the
> use of someone to scp to/from this host?  or is it another process
> entirely?
>
> Reason is: I've always wanted a 'secure' ftp server/client and the
> pickings are still slim.  I would like to 'ftp' into a host, and browse
> the files, and dnld the ones I want, perhaps even with a gui!  scp lacks
> these abilities to my knowledge.  And if this does act like an ftp server,
> why aren't there gui clients for it?
>
> just wondering, peace
>
> Brian
>
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