Closure of Off-Site FTP
To reduce the number of regular break-ins on CERN machines due to passwords exposed on the network in clear text, OFF-SITE FTP ACCESS TO CERN WILL BE BLOCKED in the CERN firewall from:
If you use ftp to access CERN computers from outside CERN then please see the link below for alternative access means and further advice:
Denise Heagerty, CERN Computer Security officer,
Computer.Security@cern.ch