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Subject: Automatic File Send (FTP)
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Hello,

I am trying to dispatch a file automatically to another server at a given
time.  The Cron scheduling is obvious, but what is not obvious is a
practical way of invoking an FTP agent to do the transfer.  What I am
thinking of is the reverse of NCFTP's colon mode of file fetching (ie.
ncftp site.name:file.name).  The script will also have to send a user name
and pwd.  Accomplishing this is not at all obvious.  Does anyone have
suggestions?

Thanks in advance.


John Clark
[email@john.net]