[olug] what is sftp-server?

[Jeff Hinrichs]

If you are looking for windows clients, google for "putty", they have the
best win32 command line clients.  There are also some graphical clients
based on the putty code.  Google for "WinSCP"

-jeff

Brian Wiese said:
> 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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