WU-FTPD 2.6.1 release notes (5900-1547, January 2011)
Table Of Contents
- WU-FTPD 2.6.1 release notes
- Contents
- 1 WU-FTPD 2.6.1 Release Notes
- Announcement
- What Is In This Version
- WU-FTPD 2.6.1 Features
- Support for TLS/SSL
- Cryptography Algorithm
- Prerequisites for Configuring the TLS/SSL Feature
- Certificates and Authorities
- Generating Certificates and Keys Using OpenSSL 0.9.7m
- Configuring a WU-FTPD TLS Server and an FTP Client
- Configuring an FTP Server in a TLS/SSL Environment
- Configuring an FTP Client in a TLS/SSL Environment
- Basic Configuration for Secured File Transfer
- Virtual FTP Support
- Setting up Virtual FTP Support
- Support for Virtual FTP
- Without ftpservers (4) File
- Usage
- The virtual address allow usernameand virtual address deny username directives
- The virtual address private directive
- The virtual address root path and virtual address banner path directives
- The virtual address logfile path directive
- The virtual address hostname string directive
- The virtual address root path and virtual address email string directives
- The virtual address incmail emailaddress directive
- The virtual address mailfrom emailaddress directive
- Usage
- With ftpservers(4) File
- Usage
- The virtual address allow username and virtual address deny username directives
- The virtual address private directive
- The root path directive
- The banner path directive
- The logfile path directive
- The hostname some.host.name directive
- The email emailaddress directive
- The incmail emailaddress directive
- The mailfrom emailaddress directive
- Usage
- Without ftpservers (4) File
- Setting up a Virtual FTP Server
- The privatepw Utility
- New Clauses in the /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess File
- Enabling the Identification Protocol (RFC 1413)
- New Feature Related to Data Transfer
- Field Added to the /var/adm/syslog/xferlog File
- Command-Line Options
- IPv6 Support
- HP-Specific Features
- Other Features
- Support for TLS/SSL
- Changed and Removed Features
- Compatibility and Installation Information
- Known Problems and Limitations
- Related Information
- Defects Fixed in This Release

The virtual address private directive
This directive is used to deny anonymous access to virtual FTP setup. This directive can
also be used in the master /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess file.
The root path directive
This directive is used to allow anonymous FTP access in a virtual FTP setup.
The banner path directive
This directive is used to display the banner message. This directive is used in the /etc/
ftpd/ftpacess file.
NOTE: Do not use the virtual address banner path directive in the ftpaccess
file of the virtual domain because the directive does not have any effect.
The logfile path directive
This directive is used to change the path of the xferlog(4) file. This directive is used in
the /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess file.
NOTE: Do not use the virtual address logfile path directive in the
ftpaccess file of the virtual domain because the directive does not have any effect.
The hostname some.host.name directive
This directive is used to change the hostname string. This directive is used in the /etc/
ftpd/ftpaccess file.
NOTE: Do not use the virtual address hostname some.host.name directive
in the virtual domain's ftpaccess file because it does not have any effect.
The email emailaddress directive
This directive is used to change the email address of the FTP archive maintainer. This
directive is used in the /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess file.
NOTE: Do not use the virtual address email emailaddress directive in the
virtual domain's ftpaccess file because it does not have any effect.
The incmail emailaddress directive
This directive is used to change the email address for anonymous upload notifications.
This directive is used in the /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess file.
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