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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: ftpd access control by IP
Date: 14 Sep 1996 13:10:12 +0100
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Neil Fowler Wright (neil@corpex.com) wrote:
: Can you get an ftpd process to control access to the machine by
: source IP number without using a firewall?

Have a look at wu-ftp (Washington Uni ftp).  It does all this, but
watch that /etc/ftpaccess file !  The groups that the example sets up
are screwey.  RTM !

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Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....