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- IMPORTANT!!!
- ============
-
- To safely use secure-FTP with Serv-U, using SSL/TLS to encrypt the FTP
- session and file tranfers, you *MUST* create your own certificate. To do
- this go to the 'Server | Settings | SSL Certificate' tab and fill in your
- own entries for the certificate presented there (you can get context
- sensitive help for this by pressing F1).
-
- The reason for this has to do with the way SSL works. Associated with the
- certificate are two encryption keys named "private key" and "public key".
- To keep FTP traffic secret the private key has to be a secret. The default
- certificate that gets installed has the same keys for every installation
- and is thus no secret.
-
-
- THE SERV-U PROMO MESSAGE
- ========================
-
- This is Serv-U version 5.0, a flexible FTP server (or Daemon) for all
- 32-bit versions of MS-Windows (Win95, Win98, WinME, NT, Win2000,
- Win2003,XP). It turns any PC with a network connection into an FTP site on
- the Internet.
-
- Serv-U offers the following:
-
- * Easy to set up and use.
- * A Windows standard, with over 50000 registered users!
- * Support for Secure-FTP through SSL/TLS.
- * Support for ODBC databases for accounts.
- * Lots of security through passwords, read/write/append/modify rights per
- directory or file for each user (including Anonymous), and access
- restrictions based on IP address.
- * Fast and rock solid!
- * Multiple 'virtual' FTP servers can be set up on a single instance of
- Serv-U.
- * Server can be administered remotely.
- * Supports S/KEY one-time passwords.
- * Can run as a native 'system service' in NT, Windows 2000/2003 and Windows
- 95/98/ME/XP.
- * Support for temporary accounts that are automatically deleted upon
- expiration.
- * Support for UL/DL ratios, disk quota limitations, network bandwidth
- limiting, and automatic anti-anti-time-out plus anti-hammering measures.
- * Full UNC path support.
- * Support for virtual paths. Directories or drives can be mapped to any
- location in a user's directory structure.
- * Support for 'links' such as those used in UNIX.
- * Full support for all 'ls' directory listing options.
- * Support for messages to users, or from users to the server.
- * Users can be put into groups for easy maintenance of large numbers.
- * A complete implementation of the FTP standard in RFC959, RFC1123,
- RFC1760, RFC2228, RFC2246, RFC2289, RFC2389 and the Secure-FTP draft.
- * Supports resuming of file uploads and downloads.
- * Configurable messages for sign-on, sign-off, login, and directory
- changes.
- * Has time-out and time-limit features, so connections are automatically
- cleared when idle, hung, or connected too long.
- * Easy to setup and maintain through a separate administrator program. For
- automated maintenance the settings are stored in either an .INI file,
- registry, or ODBC database of simple format.
- * Has an open architecture which makes monitoring, changing and extending
- the server behavior possible through external DLLs.
- * Logs all transactions to file and screen that can be read by other
- applications. Includes unique session IDs, time, and date stamps.
-
-
- EDITIONS
- ========
-
- Serv-U comes in three editions: A free "Personal Edition" that provides all
- the functionality needed for personal home use. Next is "Standard Edition",
- intended as the file sharing solution for most personal users, there is
- also a "Standard Secure Edition" adding secure-FTP through SSL to the mix.
- For business users there is "Professional Edition". Finally the
- top-of-the-line is "Corporate Edition" for corporate FTP sites that need
- many virtual FTP servers and high-volume traffic. For a complete overview
- of Serv-U's Editions please see http://www.Serv-U.com/
-
- TRY-OUT
- =======
-
- Serv-U is trialware, which means you can try it before you decide to
- register. Feel free to pass the try-out version around, but please do not
- distribute any registration keys. The 30 day trial version is fully
- functional and identical to "Professional Edition". After the trial time
- has expired Serv-U automatically becomes a "Personal Edition" server.
-
-
- INSTALLATION/UPGRADING
- ======================
-
- Serv-U comes as a self-extracting installation executable. Follow the
- interactive setup and it will do the hard work for you. An uninstall
- program is also included which makes complete removal of all Serv-U files
- easy.
-
- To upgrade from a previous version the same installation program can be
- used. It will automatically look for and upgrade your existing installation
- of Serv-U. Of course, it never hurts to make a backup of your Serv-U
- directory before upgrading.
-
-
- NOTES FOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS
- ===============================
-
- The self-extracting installation executable is a zip-file in itself which
- can be unpacked using any unzip utility. This lets one scan the contained
- executables for viruses if needed. Also, instead of the interactive setup
- the installer can be run silently. The online help file has more
- information relevant to system administrators, such as startup options,
- installer options, and network installation.
-
-
- CONTACT INFORMATION
- ===================
-
- If you have any questions or comments then please check out the Serv-U Web
- site. This site has links for support, information, pricing, and
- registration. The WWW address is:
-
- http://www.Serv-U.com/
-
- Serv-U is published by RhinoSoft.com:
-
- RhinoSoft.com
- P.O. Box 53
- Helenville, WI 53137
- Voice: +1 (262) 560-9627
- Fax: +1 (262) 560-9628
- http://www.Serv-U.com/sales
-
- Enjoy!
-
- Rob Beckers
- Author of Serv-U
- Cat Soft LLC, an affiliate of RhinoSoft.com