I've never had a problem with any ftp client (including ncftp) from just typing get file1 then without waiting for it to finish processing that command, or even while it's downloading, simply type get file2, and it queues them automatically. So, when file1 is finished, it automatically starts getting file2. I'm sure there's a setting somewhere in the config files that will tell it to get them in sequence or simultaneously, but I've never fiddled with that, and my files always come down one after the other. I.E. you don't have to wait for file1 to be finished before asking for file2, but it will wait until file1 is finished before getting file2 anyway. This works for standard ftp as well. (never used lftp, so can't comment) The reason this works is because when you type a new command, it simply goes into the buffer, and the ftp program processes the input buffer *after* it's finished what it's doing at the moment.
