which server to offer files to friends

[Tony Pursell]

On Thu, 2011-02-03 at 00:18 +0100, Franz Waldmüller wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am looking for a solution to offer files on my ubuntu server to my 
> friends.
> I considered several option but none is
> 
> * ftp with individual user accounts: ftp is not encrypted, I don't care 
> about the data but I prefer not sending passwords plain text.
> If I switch on the TLS/SSL option for the vsftpd, clients will need a 
> special ftp-client to connect. I hope that if I set 
> force_anon_logins_ssl=NO then access to the anonymous-ftp site will 
> still be possible.
> Disadvantage of this solution: I have to copy all files into the users 
> home directory as I use the chroot option.
> 
> * Create torrent files: I don't have to copy the desired file to the 
> users home directory. Creating the torrents need a lot of manual input. 
> The solution is kind of problematic with confidential documents. If my 
> friend sends the torrent file around the world, he is to blame but I am 
> the person who is seeding the data.
> 
> * ssh-login: I do not want to give friends from untrusted computer 
> ssh-access to my machine.
> 
> * Any other solution? What about WebDav? Up to now I only run print, 
> bittorrent,ssh and ftp server on this machine. If I keep apache and 
> webdav at Not a lot of vulnerabiliyI  If I keep all apache and webdav 
> settings at their default value will installing webdav increase the 
> vulnerability of my server?
> 
> I appreciate any suggestion.
> Franz
> 

Have you thought of using Ubuntu One...?

Tony