Re: SFTP File open modes

[Derek Fawcus <dfawcus%cisco.com@localhost>]

On Thu, Mar 28, 2002 at 05:21:34PM +0000, Derek Fawcus wrote:
> 
> Rather than turn SFTP into a version of FTP,  I'd suggest that a way be
> documented to run FTP over SSH.
> 
> i.e. a SSH session connection would serve as the FTP control connection
> (port 21?),  and additional SSH connections would be opened for each
> FTP file transfer connection (port 20?).

Or even easier - just use the SSH tcp port forwarding facility.  Plumb the
client and server into this and you have it all with minimal changes.

DF