[BlueOnyx:03759] Re: Slow proftp connections

[Rickard Osser]

On Tue, 2010-03-02 at 09:24 -0600, Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet
wrote:
> Rickard Osser wrote:
> > Hi!
> > 
> > Do you still have occasional slow connections to ftp on BO?
> > 
> > I've found out that "IdentLookups off" does not really work in "server
> > config" but works correctly in "<Global>" as well as in "<VirtualHost>".
> > 
> > If this is something you've seen or still see, comment on this as I'm
> > pondering fixing this once and for all now.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Rickard
> 
> Hi Rickard,
> I have never seen this as a problem, but we are fortunate to run a very 
> stable DNS service, and most of the ISP's here are good about providing 
> PTR's on their networks.
> 
> However, I can see where it could become a problem if you have many 
> users without proper reverse-DNS set up.  In that case, the lookups will 
> have to time-out.  So I can see where disabling that could be helpful.
> 
Hi Chris,

it's not UseReverseDNS I'm talking about, it's the old and trustworthy
auth/identd (tcp/113) which nobody uses anymore as nobody in their right
mind opens tcp/113 in their firewall. :)

So, the question is, should we force this off or make it optional?

Regards,

Rickard


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