From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Nov 6 06:54:12 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA07503 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 6 Nov 1998 06:54:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns.cityip.co.za (ns.cityip.co.za [196.25.223.140]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA07498 for ; Fri, 6 Nov 1998 06:54:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wjv@cityip.co.za) Received: from wjv by ns.cityip.co.za with local (Exim 2.05 #1) id 0zbnGe-0003Yz-00; Fri, 6 Nov 1998 16:53:40 +0200 Message-ID: <19981106165340.A13675@cityip.co.za> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 16:53:40 +0200 From: Johann Visagie To: Steven P Yang , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: how do I automate ftp? (clarification) References: <199811021917.OAA13614@scrubbing-bubbles.mit.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: <199811021917.OAA13614@scrubbing-bubbles.mit.edu>; from Steven P Yang on Mon, Nov 02, 1998 at 02:17:21PM -0500 X-PGP: ftp://ftp.cityip.co.za/users/wjv/pubkey.asc Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, 02 Nov 1998 at 14:17 SAST, Steven P Yang wrote: > > Hi, about my last e-mail, a specific goal I have in mind for an automated ftp > would be the ability to schedule a file transfer at a specific time to > a remote ftp server. So, this implies that the ftp script would automatically > supply the username and password. > I can do this on NT, but don't know if I can do this on FreeBSD. > > Is this possible? As you may have gathered by now from all the other replies, There's More Than One Way To Do It. Here's another: wget A bit more flexibile (I think) than fetch or ncftpget. It's in the ports, category "net". -- V Johann Visagie | wjv@CityIP.co.za | Tel: +27 21 419-7878 | ICQ: 20645559 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message