On Tue, 22 Apr 2008, ThreeStar wrote:

>
> Better security is better, even if it's not the best security
> (whatever that means). SCP fits the simple scenario the poster laid
> out, and avoids sending login credentials over the Internet in clear
> text like FTP does.

There are FTP implementations available that support encryption. They
won't work through many firewalls, but as long as only one end has an
external firewall, they can be used.