[NCLUG] webhosting question

[bill ehlert]

--- dherr at frii.com wrote:
> I'm looking at webhosting services, and I came
> across this one:

     http://www.featureprice.com

> It looks like a pretty good deal.  I just had
> one question about security.
> If the only way to upload web pages and
> database files is via ftp (not scp),
> then isn't the username/password sent in "plain
> text" over the internet?
> If it is, then how can any of my data be
> secure?
> 
> I called and asked their tech support rep.
> about this, and he said they
> haven't seen any problems with doing it this
> way.
> 
> Any rebuttals?
> 
> Daniel Herrington (dherr at frii.com)

**  in my  [ very limited ]  experience
    that's the only way to upload pages
    to all hosts.





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