Re: [somewhat OT] The age-old problem of securely allowing anonymous file uploads

[michael hamerski <lists_(_at_)_blurbfly_(_dot_)_com>]

sftp, fugu for osx, filezilla for win (I find winscp slow), both free 
and non-threatening for gui users, there was a sftp client for os9 for 
$25 around, wait here it is:

http://pro.wanadoo.fr/chombier/MacSFTP/SFTP_info.html

macromedia dreamweaver mx, for example, also has a built-in sftp client

cheers,

mike




> 1. secure ftp
> PROS: more secure than most
> CONS: clients are not widely deployed
>
> 2. authenticated ftp
> PROS: client widely deployed (MSIE etc)
> CONS: plain text passwords *shivers*
>
> 3. anonymous ftp
> PROS: client widely deployed (MSIE etc)
> CONS: unauthenticated uploads *shivers again*
>
> 4. http file upload
> PROS: every web browser under the sun can do it
> CONS: not really what Apache is designed for
>
> Any thoughts will be much appreciated.