Another alternative which seems to be very good is WS_FTP server 2. You can
configure it as a service and it is able to use the userlist from your winnt
or win2k server, has ODBC integration and SSL option.

http://www.ipswitch.com/Products/WS_FTP-Server/index.html

the only drawback maybe is the price of $395.

Greetings,

Marco Teelen

----- Original Message -----
> Hello group,
>
> I am interested to hear some opinions from people regarding alternatives
to
> installing IIS on WIN NT 4 systems requiring occassional FTP access.
>
> Basically what I want to enable is the ability to collect some application
> log files (once a month is enough) from a group of NT machines.
>
> At present IIS 4 has been installed on each of these machines, with an FTP
> root limited to a range of internal (non-routable) IP addresses, no
> anonymous access and ACL'd to suit.
>
> >From a user point of view, all that I need is that when someone tries to
FTP
> to the machine, they recieve an FTP login prompt, authenticate with an NT
> domain userid and password, and are able to go about thier business.
>
> What are my options to get an FTP service running, without the overhead of
> installing and running the entire option pack?
>
> Can anyone recommend an alternative or two for me to research, especially
> freeware / shareware and especially somewhat compact in build?
>
> Or am I opening a whole new can of worms security wise by not using IIS. I
> get the impression that IIS *** properly configured *** offers a
reasonable
> level of security under NT (I can hear the groans from here from some
> quarters!) so perhaps some people have a comment or two on this aspect of
> the issue.
>
> thanks!
> Adrian Beauchamp
>

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