Re: auto file transfer to a dmz

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From: Steve Foster [SBS MVP] (steve.foster_at_picamar.co.uk)
Date: 02/20/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:29:04 -0800

Joe Letter wrote:

> It is in the DMZ of a hardware firewall.
>
> The Cesar idea does sound great except I am starting to lean toward
> using ssl ftp to ensure security of the information stored on the ftp
> site.
>
> I can think of a number of other uses for Cesar, however (eg: non sbs
> customers). I will look into it.
>
> Thanks!
> Joe
>
> "Mark Barnes (Jao)" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:A377BCD2-50AD-42C5-A2A0-9D1013A9ADFB@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Joe
> >
> > Is your DMZ PC strictly a DMZ (i.e. it is physically disconnected
> > from the
> rest of your internal network) or just sitting in the DMZ zone of
> your NAT box etc, but still connected to your internal network?
> >
> > One solution is to forget DMZ and install Cesar FTP (freeware FTP
> > server
> with multiple user, multiple FTP directory, multiple bandwidth capping
> functions) onto a PC for which your firewall is passing ports 25 to.
> Then simply use a scheduled xcopy to pass the data over to your new
> "FTP Server".
> >
> > This way your external users can use FTP/Explorer FTP clients to
> > get at
> their docs.
> >
> > This is really easy to do and you can schedule entire directory
> > uploads
> (handy when you don'tknow the filenames).

Try www.texis.com for an FTP Server that supports SSL (their Pro
edition). Written by an MVP (fwiw). 

-- 
Steve Foster [SBS MVP]
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