RE: [TCLUG:16121] automated ftp session?

[Tim Sandquist <tim@damango.net>]

wget might be better.  I believe it reconnects if it gets
disconnected.  Just last night I missed the last 10% of
an iso I was downloading cause ncftpget didn't 
automatically reconnect.  
Just a thought.

Tim

On Thu, 13 Apr 2000, Eric Hillman wrote:

> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steve Paltzer [mailto:spaltzer@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 2:32 AM
> > To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org
> > Subject: [TCLUG:16121] automated ftp session?
> >
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have a file on a remote server that I would like to transfer to another
> > server on a daily basis. Do you know how I could automate FTP to do
> > this, or is
> > their a better more efficient way to do this?
> >
> 
> Use cron and either ncftpget or ncftpput, depending on which box you want to be
> automating.  You may want to write a script that checks to make sure the file
> exists, is non-zero size, etc.
> 
> 
> --
> Eric Hillman
> UNIX Sysadmin/Webmaster
> City & County Credit Union
> ehillman@cccu.com
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