Some useful links:
Downloaded and installed j2se SDK as rpm
Downloaded and exploded jakarta 4.1.31 and installed to /usr/local/jakarta-tomcat-4.1.31
Added Java_home to etc/profile
added export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_06
started tomcat
FTP under Redhat
Run gssftp which is a high-falutin security ftp server. Well we don't need no stinkin' security
edit xinetd.d/gssftp and changed server args to remove -a
HUP's xinetd and all is well