Re: SFTP with client

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mark,

Personally, I find FTP over SSL to be a major headache, because NAT 
routers are ubiquitous these days, and FTP over SSL really doesn't work 
though a NAT router.  Maybe when IPv6 gains critical mass this will 
change, but for now, I find FTP over SSL to be a major headache.

SFTP (FTP interface to SSH) is much, much easier to set up and get 
working over a network.  It's also much more widely supported.  In many 
ways it's more versatile, and easier to write proper scripts that use it.

It does run in a Unix environment on i, and that does introduce a 
learning curve to people who are not familiar with that environment. I 
feel your pain, brother...   but there are certainly advantages to SSH.


Mark Allen wrote:
> Thanks Scott, looks like a LOT of work for us geting the additional PASE
> stuff installed, etc.  Since Friday looks like D-Day I'll keep everyone
> posted.
>
> This would have been SOOOOOOO easy if it was FTP over a true FTP with SSL
> connection rather than this  SFTP/SSH crap...