Secure (but widely available) FTP Replacement

[Rainsford]

I have a little Linux server set up in my dorm room which, among other things, I use to transfer files from various computer labs around my college campus to my room. I currently use FTP, but I'm discovering that FTP isn't the most secure method of transfering files around. I want to use something else, but unfortunitly the computers around campus aren't real big on running software other than the basics. Is there some way I can run a more secure file transfer server other than using SSH/SFTP (which is what I use between my own computers)? Thanks.

 

[Need4Speed]

Your real problem is that you need a secure client that is available on other machines. I run SSL ftp on my site, but basic clients will not have the capability to connect. You'll have to have a SSL client installed on those machines.

Until you get around that problem, I don't think you can really do much anything else.