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  Re: Re: NNTP(S) via Thunderbi
  By: Digital Man to Mindsurfer on Wed Nov 05 2025 17:58:22

 >  PF>> I use the built-in command-line FTP client in windows, it takes a
 >  PF>> script file.

 >> ah, ok. so thats less critical then if you just use insecure ftp locally.
 >> So in your case it is a sysops solution only.

 DM> If you classify ftp is insecure, then use ftps instead (yes, Synchronet
 DM> supports it). But really, no one in the path between the client and your
 DM> BBS cares what your user password is or the contents of the QWK packets
 DM> you're transferring, so secure-auth and data privacy is over-kill, but
 DM> it's there to use if you want it.

Okay, let's not call it insecure, but rather unencrypted. But FTPS is good.
Then there's no problem at all and you can protect the FTP connection.

If it is possible and does not require any special effort, i am always in
favour of encrypting the connection. Not overkill but default.

Mindsurfer

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