The package is linked dynamic so that you will get the right crypt library. If you are serious about performance, you may want to recompile it by yourself (the port will link static by default). wu-ftpd is a replacement ftp server for Un*x systems. Besides supporting the ftp protocol defined in RFC 959, it adds the following features: logging of transfers, logging of commands, on the fly compression and archiving, classification of users on type and location, per class limits, per directory upload permissions, restricted guest accounts, system wide and per directory messages, directory alias, cdpath, filename filter. The configuration files are located in /usr/local/etc This package includes a basic working configuration. The config files are: ftpaccess - controls who, what, and how many can access the server ftpconversions - controls the on-the-fly compression/archiving ftpusers - users who, for security reasons, may never use the server You will also need to change /etc/inetd.conf to point to the new server located at /usr/local/libexec/ftpd WWW: http://www.wu-ftpd.org/