follow up: found this useful link: http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/310/what-is-new-for-microsoft-and-ftp-75/ quote (edited): ... brand-new FTP service that is available as a separate download for Windows Server® 2008 ... robust, secure solution for FTP in a Windows environment. ... written specifically...

I'm a retired IT professional with a lot of experience in networking in the Unix world; I've only just begun working with IIS. I manage a nonprofit web site running on DotNetNuke 4.3.5 (backleveled version). I'm trying to build a test site on my laptop so I can experiment with update techniques...