Re: [Proftpd-user] SSL/TLS problem with browsers

[TJ S. <tj...@ca...>]

> I configured my proftpd server to allow ssl/tls connections and it works
> perfectly with ftp clients like lftp (linux), MOVEitFrEEly (MS-DOS) or Staff-FTP
> (Windows), but when I try to connect using Internet Explorer the I get the
> message:
> 
>550 SSL/TLS required in the control chanel
> 
>I checked the boxes for SSL and TLS in the configuration options of the
> Internet Explorer. (IE 6.0)

A quick use of Google for "IE FTPS" turns up this question by several people.  
>From the link below, I got the impression that IE does not support FTPS:

 http://www.microsoft.com.nsatc.net/communities/newsgroups/enus/default.a
spx?dg=microsoft.public.inetserver.iis.security&tid=56fab087-a085-4c1d-
9135-31120d634230&cat=en_US_1814f556-6a50-4bf1-bd48-
be7272d80213&lang=en&cr=US&sloc=en-us&m=1&p=1

Hence why many Windows users use FileZilla for FTPS.

Unfortunately, there's not much that can be done from the proftpd/server side if 
the client (IE) doesn't support the protocol.

TJ