WU-FTPD provides a simple mechanism for informing users of important information regarding the server, or files on the server. As in the previous section, this page configures certain aspects of the ftpaccess.
Message files - This option configures the messages that will be displayed on login to the server. The default on many systems is to display a message contained in the file welcome.msg in the root ftp directory, if it exists, as soon as someone logs in. Also, when entering a directory the server will check for the existence of a file called .message in the new directory. If it exists, it will be displayed. Both of these are optional, and the names and actions can be changed at will. This option configures the message directive.
README files - Here, you can configure the behavior of the server with regard to README files. This, too, is set up by default on most systems. In this case, any file beginning README will be displayed to the user, both on logging into the server, and upon entering a new directory. This option configures the readme directive.
Greeting level - Here you can select how much information about your server will be presented to the user. This can include the hostname, the server version, and nothing. This can be a mild security risk, as the first step to cracking a box is to figure out what software and version is running. However, if the system is kept up to date (religiously), and the system is otherwise secured, this should not be an issue. Many paranoid types (and there's no harm in being paranoid in a world where script kiddies are a dime a dozen) will disable all specific software and version information on all of their publicly accessible services. This option configures the greeting directive.
Pre-login banner - Here you configure a banner that will be displayed before the user is prompted for a username and password. This option can cause problems with non-compliant FTP client software. This option configures the banner directive.
Hostname for messages - This will be the hostname that is printed in the greeting message, and anytime the hostname is inserted into a message for the user. This option configures the hostname directive.
Owner's email address - Here you can set the email address of the servers maintainer. This will be presented as the contact email for this server. This option configures the email directive.