[ Thanks to Falko Timme for this link. ]
“FTP is a very insecure protocol because all passwords and all
data are transferred in clear text. By using TLS, the whole
communication can be encrypted, thus making FTP much more secure.
This article explains how to configure PureFTPd to accept TLS
sessions on an Ubuntu 10.10 server.
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