Re: Allowing Anonymous write access only.

From: Bernard (qbernard_at_hotmail.com.discuss)
Date: 11/09/04 

Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 11:09:47 +0800

Well, I have not tested this, but from the error msgs. I guess the anonymous
need at least READ permission for login. so you might grant READ only at
root, and create a directory /drop/ which allow the user to upload. also you
can get more hints from this article -
http://www.iisanswers.com/Blind_drop_ftp.htm 

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Bernard Cheah
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"Phill:J" <phillj@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:130d228a.0411080837.76ba5392@posting.google.com...
> Hi
>
> I currently have an NT4 server running an old version of IIS, this has
> been set up so that anonymous FTP users have write access only, this
> may seem insecure and we do get a certain ammount of hackers or
> taggers testing the system by dropping test files and folders onto the
> server, but because anonymous users do not have read access they soon
> find that they cannot download anything they upload and go elsewhere.
>
> Due to the demise of NT4 Support at the end of the year we are
> currently replacing all our NT servers with either Win2000 or, as in
> this case, Win 2003 Servers.  This is where my problems have started,
> I initialy replicated all the IIS setting and NTFS permission from my
> NT box on my 2003 box but so far have been unable to achive the same
> result, it appaers that I can only grant anonymous write access if I
> grant read access as well, I've tried every different configuration I
> can think of but come to the same conclusion.
>
> The message I get on the screen when only write access is enabled
> (useing NTFS permissions) is "cannot log in, home directory
> inaccessible, Anonymous login failed."
>
> If I enable read and write access I can login OK, write data and then
> read it as well (as expected).
>
> Can any one advise how I can set up FTP on my 2003 so that anonymous
> users can only write data but cannot list or read anything ?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Phill J.
> Torbay,
> Devon,
> UK

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