ChangeLog
2021-09-13 - 3.0.3 -> 3.0.5
- Changed tcp wrappers URL from ftp to http thanks to
browsers' disdain for FTP of late
Hmmm, would the Wikipedia page be better?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP_Wrappers
- Added Wikipedia link for vsftpd article
- Added a few notes about SSL
2019-01-12 - Various little things not worth mentioning
- Slackware patches for OpenSSL >= 1.1.0
- Updated Slackware package list for 14.2, removed older
than 13.37
- md5sum & sha1sum -> sha256sum
2015-12-16 - 3.0.2 -> 3.0.3
- Removed leading space (for clarity) after escaped end of
previous lines in some spots; some shells are pickier than
others
- Also install a /etc/vsftpd.conf.dist for reference
2014-05-06 - Updated Slackware note for 14.1, removed older than 13.0
- Instead of _replacing_ LDFLAGS and CFLAGS at the command
line for OpenSSL, update the Makefile using sed
- Added note about connect error "500 OOPS: child died"
2012-10-22 - 2.3.5 -> 3.0.2
- Changed home page URL from
http://vsftpd.beasts.org/
to
https://security.appspot.com/vsftpd.html
(the former redirects to the latter)
- Rather than alter the Makefile, just run 'install'
2012-03-01 - 2.3.2 -> 2.3.5
- Use /bin/false for the /etc/passwd shell, and /home/ftp
for the home directory
- Updated Slackware note for 13.37
2010-10-31 - 2.2.2 -> 2.3.2
- Updated Slackware note for 13.1, removed 11.0
2010-01-09 - 2.1.2 -> 2.2.2
- Updated Slackware note for 13.0
2009-07-12 - 2.0.5 -> 2.1.2
- Updated Slackware note for 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2,
removed older than 11.0
2006-08-14 - 2.0.4 -> 2.0.5
2006-03-16 - 2.0.3 -> 2.0.4
- Updated notes about SSL
- Typo: "to usr /usr" -> "to use /usr" :-)
- Only run removepkg if it exists
- Set to preserve the file's timestamp when backing up
vsftpd.conf
2005-11-04 - Updated Slack note for 10.2
- Added note about starting up on boot-up
- Added logrotate file for /var/log/vsftpd.log
2005-06-13 - 2.0.1 -> 2.0.3
- Removed make, gcc, fileutils/coreutils links
- Changed md5sum verification to output OK (or not)
- Moved source directory (see note <a href="howtos.php?msd">here</a>)
- Rearranged options to shut up the new version of find
- root.root -> root:root, only run it when $UID = 0
- Run egrep instead of grep
- Another root.root -> root:root (already run while root)
- Added note about Slackware's version, run removepkg
2004-07-27 - First entry