[CLUG] Batch ftp

[Peter Flynn]

Have anyone got a pointer to a program which will perform FTP
under script control (eg from a cron job)?

I need to retrieve files on a timed basis, and it's all been done on a
VAX so far, where a .com file can easily pass subcommands to FTP. But
regular Unix FTP only accepts command input from the tty: you can't
redirect it to come from stdin.

I've tried the W3C commandline retriever (flaky); I've tried Lynx
(uncontrollable); and dog only does HTTP not FTP. Ideas?

///Peter