ServU is a powerful, easytouse, awardwinning FTP server created by Rob Beckers. An FTP server uses the FTP protocol to share files across the Internet. ServU is not only 100% compliant with thecurrent FTP standard, but also includes numerous features unique to ServU that make it a perfect file sharing solution for virtually everyone. ServU features an open architecture that makes it veryeasy to extend, monitor, and change the server behavior with external DLLs. Regardless of the purpose behind your FTP server, everyone will benefit from the numerous security features ServUincorporates.
Flexible FTP server (or Daemon) for all 32bit versions of MSWindows (Windows 2000 (Advanced) Server, 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home / Professional, Windows Server 2003, WindowsVista). It turns any PC with a network connection into an FTP site on the Internet. ServU makes a vast array of features available to the user that ensures the administrator has full control overtheir FTP server.
ServU offers the following:
Easy to set up and use.
A Windows standard, with over 50000 registered users!
Support for SecureFTP through SSL/TLS.
Support for ODBC databases foraccounts.
Lots of security through passwords, read/write/append/modify rights per directory or file for each user (including Anonymous), and access restrictions based on IP address.
Fast and rocksolid!
Multiple ‘virtual’ FTP servers can be set up on a single instance of ServU.
Server can be administered remotely.
Supports S/KEY onetime passwords.
Support for temporary accounts that areautomatically deleted upon expiration.
Support for UL/DL ratios, disk quota limitations, network bandwidth limiting, and automatic antiantitimeout plus antihammering measures.
Full UNC pathsupport.
Support for virtual paths. Directories or drives can be mapped to any location in a user’s directory structure.
Support for ‘links’ such as those used in UNIX.
Full support for all ‘ls’directory listing options.
Support for messages to users, or from users to the server.
Users can be put into groups for easy maintenance of large numbers.
A complete implementation of the FTPstandard in RFC959, RFC1123, RFC1760, RFC2228, RFC2246, RFC2289, RFC2389 and the SecureFTP draft.
Supports resuming of file uploads and downloads.
Configurable messages for signon, signoff,login, and directory changes.
Has timeout and timelimit features, so connections are automatically
cleared when idle, hung, or connected too long.
Easy to setup and maintain through a separateadministrator program. For automated maintenance the settings are stored in either an .INI file, registry, or ODBC database of simple format.
Has an open architecture which makes monitoring,changing and extending the server behavior possible through external DLLs.
Logs all transactions to file and screen that can be read by other applications. Includes unique session IDs, time, anddate stamps.
ServU Corporate addresses the need for a businessclass FTP server with no limitations and the ability to grow with your business.
With this in mind, ServU Corporate allows thefollowing:
ODBC database support
Integrated SSL Support
Unlimited domains with an unlimited number of concurrent connections
Unlimited number of user accounts
Support for directory mapping andlinks
Support of UL/DL ratios and quotas
Support for remote administration
Windows User NTSAM / Active Directory Support
Changes in ServU 9.0.0.5, released October 13, 2009:
Features:
*Added support for the 64bit Internet Explorer 8 browser on Windows Vista 64bit.
* Added the ability to disable the Web Browser’s login page check for older web browsers. When disabled, thelogin page no longer suggests upgrading Internet Explorer.
* Added the ability to set the "SSH Authentication Method" at the domain and server levels in addition to the userand group levels.
* Changed SSH public key authentication to recognize the lack of a public key and require password only.
* Improved SSH public key authentication support for WindowsAuthentication, where a specified public key can be used in addition to password authentication. Password authentication for SSH is always required.
* Remember the last selected user whenentering the Domain Activity and Server Activity pages.
* Added context menus to the user and group lists in the Management Console.
* Updated Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and SimplifiedChinese Administrator Help text.
* Updated Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese Management Console strings.
Bug Fixes:
* Corrected some text in the License.rtf file.
* Corrected abug, introduced in version 9.0.0.1, where Windows Authentication would fail with SSH2.
* Corrected a bug where the incorrect custom logo would be displayed in domain settings when using theinherited default value from the server.
* Corrected a bug when using Windows Authentication and a custom logo, ServU would not be able to show the custom logo in the Web Client if the userdidn’t have read permissions in Windows for the custom logo.
* Corrected a bug where blowfish and/or cast128cbc were allowed for SSH2 while running in FIPS 1402 mode. When used, OpenSSL wouldfail terminating ServU.
* Corrected an SSH2 bug where ServU would send the client an invalid list of supported ciphers and MAC algorithms while running in FIPS 1402 mode.