From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jan 4 07:21:08 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA25227 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 07:21:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from gateway.sitel.net ([206.24.48.67]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id HAA25222 for ; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 07:21:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jsw@cywub.sitel.net) Received: from dns3.sitel.net by gateway.sitel.net via smtpd (for hub.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.18]) with SMTP; 4 Jan 1999 15:20:37 UT Received: from dev2.sitel.net (mail1.sitel.net [10.252.249.17]) by www.sitel.net (8.6.11/8.6.6) with ESMTP id JAA07439 for ; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 09:19:45 -0600 Message-Id: <199901041519.PAA25328@cywub.sitel.com> Subject: Why not auto uplaod with ftp? To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 09:19:42 -0600 (CST) From: Jack Winslade X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL20] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > I've been working with the ftp program of FreeBSD for a while and I was > very pleased with it. However, there is something i do not understand. If > ftp features automatic downloading from the command line, why doesn't it > features automatic uploading the same way? It's very easy to automate uploading/downloading/whatever under the standard Berkeley FTP client. Do some RTFM'ing and look in particular at the use of the .netrc file. Read carefully, especially about the permissions on this file. Good day JSW To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message