[ale] public sharing of folders on linux - newbie question

[JD]

On 02/06/2013 09:46 AM, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> You shouldn't use "ftp" for anything outside your network.   It does its work
> (including user/password) in clear text.
> 
> If the idea is to "transfer" files rather than "share a filesystem" then
> scp/sftp is more secure as it uses the ssh encryption.   Also if you set up
> trusts you don't have to use passwords for it.   The encryption/decryption
> does make things slower than ftp but generally security should be more of a
> concern than speed. If you have the need to get a file from UNIX/Linux on
> your Windoze machine you can install WinSCP for the purpose as it understands
> scp/sftp and even ftp.
> 

100+

Almost nobody should use plain FTP anymore - even on internal networks.

There is a perfectly good time to use FTP, but most people are not trying to
share files with everyone in the entire world. If the FTP server has a
non-anonymous login, that's a hint that some other method should be used.

http://blog.jdpfu.com/2011/07/10/why-you-need-to-stop-using-ftp goes into
further details.