Thanks for the quick reply Ben. I've had a quick look at curl but haven't been able to see any examples of what I am trying to do. If you don't mind, would you might showing me a script that will simply mirror a folder/directory from an ftp server. Also if you could show me how to specify it to use ftps rather than ftp I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance, Ross > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ben > Sent: 21 August 2009 10:16 > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: Need to use ftps (NOT sftp) on RHAS4 > > On Fri, 21 Aug 2009, MacIntyre, Ross A wrote: > > > [...] > > Can someone tell me where I can get ftps, or how to enable another > piece > > of software to use the ftps protocol? (Looking about I see that lftp > is > > already on the machine[as is sftp] and the man page for lftp says > that > > it supports the ftps protocol if it is compiled with the openssl > > library) > > > > But I don't know how to make lftp use the ftps protocol or how I > would > > check that it is using the ftps protocol. > > [...] > > I recommend using curl(1) rather than lftp. It's easily scriptable. > > Ben > -- > Unix Support, MISD, University of Cambridge, England > Plugger of wire, typer of keyboard, imparter of Clue > Life Is Short. It's All Good. > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- Heriot-Watt University is a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC000278. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
