[fuse-devel] ftpfs recommendations

[Sean Z. <sb...@ec...>]

First, great software!  The install was clean for both FUSE and SSHFS, and both
have worked well.

Unfortunately, I work at a site with strict security requirements such that all
SSH data streams including file transfers are encrypted.  However, we do have a
specially modified Kerberos implementation with an ftp client that can encrypt
the authentication and control streams but not necessarily the data streams. 
This results in a 2-3x speedup, depending upon the systems involved (connection
bandwidth, processor speeds, etc.).  I know it may sound silly, but the
situation is unlikely to change anytime soon.

I'm wondering if anyone has a recommendation for an "ftpfs-like" approach.  

I noticed Fuseftp, but it and some of its dependencies appear to be somewhat
young (alpha).  Has anyone used it successfully and extensively?

Another option appears to be AVFS, but it seems a bit more complex to use.  If I
understand it correctly, the library install is the only option for 2.6 kernels,
and it requires all clients to be linked to the library.  Perhaps I'm wrong?

Finally, I'm considering porting the original LUFS ftpfs to FUSE.  This would be
nicest given that its operation could be similar to that of sshfs, which is
easy.  I'll be allowing end users to use this on our systems, so simplicity is
preferred for their sake.  However, that's a fair bit of work if there is a
better, existing solution.  And I expect that there is a good reason no one has
done this already.

Thanks,
Sean