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wiki:software:unix_systems:noftp [2012/04/30 12:15]
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wiki:software:unix_systems:noftp [2012/05/01 15:03] (current)
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 This is correct, as PCN servers do not have ftp services installed.  This is correct, as PCN servers do not have ftp services installed. 
  
-**FTP Is no longer a service offered by PCN as it violates University Policy.**+**FTP Is no longer a service offered by PCN as it violates University Policy.**  PCN and University Policy now requires that file transfer should be done using methods that include encryption.
  
 There are several options available as a replacement for FTP services. There are several options available as a replacement for FTP services.
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     - SCP - SCP will allow you to Securely CoPy files from a physics host to your local machine.  Please consult the scp manual pages for more information on this topic.  This method requires a Purdue Career Account.     - SCP - SCP will allow you to Securely CoPy files from a physics host to your local machine.  Please consult the scp manual pages for more information on this topic.  This method requires a Purdue Career Account.
     - Public Web Server - You can alternately place the files you need to share on your project's web space or on your personal web space on the Physics file servers.  Please see our [[wiki:software:www:index|directions on how to enable this type of a setup]] for more information.     - Public Web Server - You can alternately place the files you need to share on your project's web space or on your personal web space on the Physics file servers.  Please see our [[wiki:software:www:index|directions on how to enable this type of a setup]] for more information.
-    - [[http://filelocker.purdue.edu|Purdue's FileLocker service]] allows persons with a Purdue career account to post files to share and allows users to make one time file requests to others through email.  All file transfer is encrypted. +    - [[http://filelocker.purdue.edu|FileLocker]] - Purdue's Filelocker Service allows persons with a Purdue career account to post files to share and allows users to make one time file requests to others through email.  All file transfer is encrypted. 
-    - Outside services like [[https://wetransfer.com/|WeTransfer.com]] or [[http://www.box.com|Box.com]] that allow encrypted file sharing.+    - Outside services - Safe 3rd party services like [[https://wetransfer.com/|WeTransfer.com]][[http://www.box.com|Box.com]], [[https://www.dropbox.com/|Dropbox]], and [[https://drive.google.com/|Google Drive]] that allow encrypted file sharing.