About this tag
The ftp access tag on WindowsForum.com collects discussion of FTP and SFTP connectivity as it affects administrators, developers, and small businesses running hosted services. Recent coverage centers on a DreamHost incident in which the provider forced password resets for some email and FTP/SFTP users after an outage took down its browser-based File Manager. The thread frames this as relevant to anyone managing mail and deployment pipelines through shared hosting, even where Windows Server is not involved. Expect the tag to surface practical access, credential, and hosting-reliability concerns rather than deep protocol tutorials.
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    DreamHost Forces Email and FTP Password Resets Amid File Manager Outage

    DreamHost has forced password resets for some email and FTP/SFTP users. The resets followed an incident that knocked out its browser-based File Manager. The company hasn't said what caused the incident, and the outage was still active as of the latest status update. This affects admins...