[ Thanks to John D.
Rowell for this link. ]
This release fixes the recent root compromise problems
discovered in version 2.6.0, and includes other fixes and
improvements.
“Wuarchive-ftpd, more affectionately known as wu-ftpd, is a
replacement ftp daemon for Unix systems developed at Washington
University. wu-ftpd is the most popular ftp daemon on the Internet,
used on many anonymous ftp sites all around the world.”
Check the relevant
links and changes
history at AppWatch.com.
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