visiting ftp iz safe???????

[AXIS]

hi
i somtimes visit ftp sites 4 game updtes..iz it safe 2 visit it???
how to make a ftp
regards
AXIS


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[meneer]

Downloading from any site can be a risk. FTP or P2P, HTTP downloads, everything can be a risk. It all depends on the owner of the site.

If you use ftp from the game developers site, downloads should be safe, but you have to use current anti malware to be sure. Any illegal site is not to be trusted. Of course.

FTP is two things:
it's a communication protocol
it's software that makes file transfer possible, using the ftp protocol.
Most browsers know how to handle ftp traffic, or you can use an ftp client (ws-ftp, cuteftp, or the firefox fire ftp extension).

You can make your own ftp server, to serve files to others, using ftp server software. ipswitch offers some, just like other company's.

[squash]

If I download a piece of software, and presented with the option of downloading from a HTTP or FTP server. I would definitely choose the HTTP one.

This is why I choose HTTP over FTP (it may be wrong):

FTP Cons
*More of a security risk, as far as I know, it has more flaws that can be taken advantage of
*Is eye-candy to an attacker as it is an commonly attacked protocol
*Slower and less reliable then HTTP on dial-up connection. This is due to FTP being having a extremely high latency, which makes it slower to initiate the download from the request to the actual initalization of a file

-{ Quote: "The following cons are from Wikipedia
1. Passwords and file contents are sent in clear text, which can be intercepted by eavesdroppers.
2. Multiple TCP/IP connections are used, one for the control connection, and one for each download, upload, or directory listing. Firewall software needs additional logic to account for these connections.
3. It is hard to filter active mode FTP traffic on the client side by using a firewall, since the client must open an arbitrary port in order to receive the connection. This problem is largely resolved by using passive mode FTP.
4. It is possible to abuse the protocol's built-in proxy features to tell a server to send data to an arbitrary port of a third computer." }-

HTTP cons
None that I know of...

Unless there is no other option, it is best to go with HTTP. But thats just my opinion.