War FTP Daemon
Encyclopedia
War FTP Daemon is a free FTP
server for Windows
. When it was first released in 1996, it was the first free FTP server on this software platform. Warftpd has received lots of awards over the years, and is still popular, even if the current version (1.8*) is a bit outdated. Warftpd has been packed with features since the start, and it has been considered very secure. Security related issues are usually resolved within 24 hours from when a problem is reported.
The next version, version 3, has been under development since 2000. The beta version has been scheduled for release multiple times, including once during the summer of 2006. This version will be available for Windows
and Linux
.
Warftpd is written by Jarle ("jgaa") Aase.
File Transfer Protocol
File Transfer Protocol is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. FTP is built on a client-server architecture and utilizes separate control and data connections between the client and server...
server for Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
. When it was first released in 1996, it was the first free FTP server on this software platform. Warftpd has received lots of awards over the years, and is still popular, even if the current version (1.8*) is a bit outdated. Warftpd has been packed with features since the start, and it has been considered very secure. Security related issues are usually resolved within 24 hours from when a problem is reported.
The next version, version 3, has been under development since 2000. The beta version has been scheduled for release multiple times, including once during the summer of 2006. This version will be available for Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
.
Warftpd is written by Jarle ("jgaa") Aase.