[ale] Still using plain FTP? Why?

[Raj Wurttemberg]

I only use it for stuff where I don't care about security. 

As for why...  1) It's fast and 2) No CPU overhead (ssh xfers use up quite a
bit of CPU for the encryption/decryption).

/Raj

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of JD
> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 9:23 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: [ale] Still using plain FTP? Why?
> 
> For folks using plain FTP still, I'd like to know why?
> 
> We all know it isn't secure and should have been removed from offers in
the
> 1990s (along with telnet).
> 
> So, if you are still using plain FTP, why?
> 
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