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by mark

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At present i run Bullet proof FTP server on win2k for serving large (30-120mb) mp3s for my website. Somtimes BulletFTp crashes and my users can't get access. Im thinking about changing the server.
1st: is the ftp server on IIS win2k good/secure enough. or would Serv-U be better.

2nd or is there a better way of distributing these large mp3s?

thanx

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by lordinfidel

There is nothing wrong with it.

Why buy a 3rd party add-on while you have a ftp server already bundled with the OS.

There is no need to re-invent the wheel.

Before anything else though, get Hacking Exposed windows 2000 to learn how to secure IIS and 2K.

Remember, you are running the other apps on the 2K box anyways. The box will only be secure as those apps and the box itself. Cut out the middle man.

by lordinfidel

If they are really large downloads, you can have them set up as url (http download)

Basically set up your web server, put the file in the directorty (I would zip it up) and then someone can just go to:

www.yourdomain.com/downloads/aMp3.zip

and it will start the download process without the need for ftp. And it all goes over port 80.

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