wu-ftpd/README

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= RELEASE NOTES =
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WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FTP SERVER, RELEASE 2.4.2-BETA-12 - January 1X, 1997

wu-ftpd is a replacement ftp server for Un*x systems. Besides supporting the ftp protocol defined in RFC 959, it adds the following
features:

logging of transfers
logging of commands
on the fly compression and archiving
classification of users on type and location
per class limits
per directory upload permissions
restricted guest accounts
system wide and per directory messages.
directory alias
cdpath
filename filter
virtual host support (similar to the apache httpd server)

This release is maintained by Academ Consulting Services as a public service to the Internet. Please report bugs to wu-ftpd-bugs@academ.com. Be sure to include a specific description of how to reproduce the bug, your hardware and software release levels and the name and version of the compiler you used to build the server.

It is strongly recommended that you READ ALL THESE FILES before you start attempting to to install this software:

INSTALL covers basic installation
NOTES covers some specific issues with respect to documentation and some system specific information.
VIRTUAL.FTP.SUPPORT outlines how to configure this feature of this server.

For help setting up this server, you can try the following sources:

_Managing Internet Information Services_, An O'Reilly and Associates book. This book has many excellent chapters on setting up anonymous ftp sites using standard ftp servers as well as the wu-ftp server.
WU-FTPD FAQs - Koos van den Hout's FAQ at http://www.hvu.nl/~koos/wu-ftpd-faq.html
- Washinton University at St. Louis' Web Page: http://www.wustl.edu/ftp
The wu-ftpd mailing list. To subscribe, send email with the message body of "subscribe wu-ftpd" to listproc@mail.wustl.edu NOTE: If you are reporting a bug, please be sure to copy your message to wu-ftpd-bugs@academ.com so it will get a tracking number.

The following notices apply to this package:

This product includes software developed by Washington University in Saint Louis and its contributors

This product includes software developed by the University of California, Berkeley and its contributors.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.