Is it possible to disable FTP/SFTP support?

Posts: 3 · mguyre 21 Jan 2025, 17:16

Can FTP and TFTP support be disabled so that FreeFileSync only supports SMB?

Posts: 4195 · xCSxXenon 21 Jan 2025, 17:21

There is no reasonable reason that this would be done

Posts: 3 · mguyre 22 Jan 2025, 13:24

There is if your organization does not allow FTP or SFTP because of corporate InfoSEC rules and therefore won't allow me to use tools that support it. Already tried the argument that Windows, WSL, PowerShell all support FTP but that didn't get far.

Posts: 4195 · xCSxXenon 22 Jan 2025, 15:06

You are requesting a technical solution to a management problem, which is unreasonable. They should block the proper ports on the network and then they never have to worry about any piece of software ever

Posts: 3 · mguyre 27 Jan 2025, 21:34

xCSxXenon are you a representative of the group that maintains FreeFileSync? If not, I would like to get their opinion. While I agree that in a perfect world, your views are valid. This is not a perfect world and there are policies that we may not agree with that should be considered.

Posts: 4195 · xCSxXenon 27 Jan 2025, 22:00

Nope, just a volunteer who imagines maintaining a separate version of the software, with fewer features, wouldn't be on the table ¯\_(ツ)_/¯