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Re: ange-ftp secure???
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David Forrest |
Subject: |
Re: ange-ftp secure??? |
Date: |
Thu, 5 Jul 2001 10:34:55 -0400 (EDT) |
On Thu, 5 Jul 2001, Florian Sukup wrote:
> Hi,
>
> ftp is a pretty unsure thing, since, username and
> password are transmitted in plain text.
>
> What's about ange-ftp? Is its use a security risk as
> well? If yes, are there alternatives?
Yes, ange-ftp uses ftp, and has the same security risks. There is a
package called 'tramp' out there that can use ssh, and several other
methods, and even thread through several systems to edit files
remotely.
References:
;; The current version of tramp.el can be retrieved from the following
;; URL: ftp://ls6-ftp.cs.uni-dortmund.de/pub/src/emacs/tramp.tar.gz
http://ls6-www.informatik.uni-dortmund.de/~grossjoh/emacs/tramp.html
Dave
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