So last time I got anonymous FTP access working for both upload and download. Then I disabled it.

Now lets get working on a proper system that is safe enough to leave ‘on’ and that I can access from a random system for uploading and downloading files that need to be transferred.

Sadly, vsftp proved more difficult that it needed to be again. With various flags tripping up my progress every step of the way. I have no doubt that most other ftp servers might have been even more tricky, but vsftp could certainly be more cooperative.

But I got passworded access working for a dedicated username created specifically for this purpose. Downloading works through browsers and upload can be handled even in Windows by using remote folders.

No encryption was implemented however. I could not get this to be accessible from everywhere without needing specialized client programs. No browser, no bash, no windows access. And I need this system to work from any random PC, on any OS, without delay.

So that’s slightly disheartening but not disastrous. But due to the unsafe nature of that system I will need to set up some manner of surveillance later.

I finally got around to write something for this blog too. Publishing some of the delayed posts. About time no?