If you're up and running on Windows Server 2008 already, or are considering doing so, you might be interested in the release of FTP 7, the FTP component for Windows Server 2008 and IIS 7:
Earlier today Microsoft released the RTM version of the Microsoft FTP Service for IIS 7.0 for Windows Server 2008!
Listed below are the links for the download pages for each of the individual installation packages:
This new FTP service incorporates many new features that enable web
authors to publish content better than before, and offers web
administrators more security and deployment options.
- Integration with IIS 7.0: IIS 7.0 has a brand-new
administration interface and configuration store, and the new FTP
service is tightly integrated with this new design. The old IIS 6
metabase is gone, and a new configuration store that is based on the
.NET XML-based *.config format has taken its place. In addition, IIS
7.0 has a new administration tool, and the new FTP service plugs
seamlessly into that paradigm.
- Support for new Internet standards: One of the most
significant features in the new FTP service is support for FTP over
SSL. The new FTP service also supports other Internet improvements such
as UTF8 and IPv6.
- Shared hosting improvements: By fully integrating into IIS
7.0, the new FTP service makes it possible to host FTP and Web content
from the same site by simply adding an FTP binding to an existing Web
site. In addition, the FTP service now has virtual host name support,
making it possible to host multiple FTP sites on the same IP address.
The new FTP service also has improved user isolation, now making it
possible to isolate users through per-user virtual directories.
- Improved logging support: FTP logging has been enhanced to
include all FTP-related traffic, unique tracking for FTP sessions, FTP
sub-statuses, additional detail fields in FTP logs, and much more.
- New supportability features: IIS 7.0 has a new option to
display detailed error messages for local users, and the FTP service
supports this by providing detailed error responses when logging on
locally to an FTP service. The FTP service also logs detailed
information using Event Tracing for Windows (ETW), which provides
additional detailed information for troubleshooting.