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

Table 5 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v1 Operating System (continued)
DescriptionIdentifier
When the ftpwho(1) command is run, it does not return the expected
process information for each connected ftp session.
QXCR1000965335
The default umask for ftpd(1M) is set to 022 instead of 027 as mentioned
in the manpage. Due to this ftpd(1M) does not behave as expected in
certain account configurations.
QXCR1000576150
Defects fixed in WU-FTPD 2.6.1 (B.11.11.01.014)
FTP client does not handle some multi-byte character set filenames
correctly.
QXCR1000962860
The latest ftpd(1M) man page does not display after installation of FTP
v1.013 Web Upgrade depot on HP-UX 11i v1.
QXCR1001052936
1 In an anonymous FTP setup, if you want ftpd(1M) to use the /usr/bin/ls command, instead of the
/sbin/ls command, to support directory listing, copy the following library files to the ~ftp/usr/lib/
directory:
• /usr/lib/libc.2
• /usr/lib/libcurses.1
• /usr/lib/dld.sl
• /usr/lib/libdld.2
Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 Operating System
Table 6 lists the defects fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 operating system.
Table 6 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 Operating System
DescriptionIdentifier
Defects fixed in WU-FTPD 2.6.1 (C.2.6.1.3.0)
In an IPv6 environment, ftpd(1M) does not function properly for certain
directives in the ftpaccess(4) file.
JAGag46940/
QXCR1000591157
Certain inputs to ftpd(1M) can cause huge delay in response.JAGaf91258/
QXCR1000559419
Defects fixed in WU-FTPD 2.6.1 (C.2.6.1.5.0)
The ftp client does not handle some multi-byte character set filenames
correctly.
QXCR1000927648
The ftp client and ftpd daemon do not support secure data transfer.QXCR1000508767
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