On Sun, 2002-02-03 at 02:37, Dimitri Maziuk wrote: > * Balazs Javor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > > Hi! > > > > I'm trying to replace my current favorite FTP client > > CuteFTP with a Linux one. > > Which is the best client out there? > > > > I'd like to be able to: > > -easyly create a queue of files and directories (recursive) > > to be downloaded > > -leave it unattended > > > > For the second point it should be able to reconnect if > > disconnected and retry say every 60 seconds if it does not > > get it. Then it should resume the downloads without asking > > questions. > > > > Any advise is greatly appreciated! > > Many thanks for your help in advance! > > I use ncftp, but there's also lftp etc. As for unattended > downloads and auto-retries, learn some shell scripting. > There's little point in programming that functionality > into ftp client when all you need to do is call it in eg. > a while loop (man bash).
lftp is exactly what Balazs needs. It becomes super powerful with its scripting stuff. Just write all your lftp commands down in a file and lftp -f script. The backgrounding of downloads and queuing with the & shell like stuff is great too. No gui though, but you wont miss it, in fact you'll feel sorry for those poor cuteftp people . Trust me :) apt-get install lftp Crispin
