Instructions for using automated FTP               Sun 24-May-92
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This file is an ascii file garbo.uwasa.fi:/unix/ftp/batchftp.inf

Batchftp is (c) by Shawn Cooper
These instructions are (c) by Prof. Timo Salmi

If you have a BSD Unix host then first download
29520 Oct 31 1990 garbo.uwasa.fi:/unix/ftp/batchftp102.tar.Z

Then make an executable as follows:
 uncompress batchftp102.tar.Z
 tar -vxf batchftp102.tar
 cc batchftp.c -o batchftp

Usage: batchftp -[di] input_file [remote_host username password]

Consider the following example.  You first want to get the directory
list with file sizes and dates of the /pc/ts directory at garbo.
Make the following file (let's call in input_file).  The brackets {}
are essential.

{
lcd YourLocalDownloadDirectory (optional)
ascii                          (optional)
dir /pc/ts your.log
}

Give the following command
 batchftp input_file garbo.uwasa.fi &

You can, but need not enter the username and password since batchftp
fills them in for you.

Scan your.log at your own host at your leasure.  Let's say that you
then decide to get tsgmed12.zip (my educational flag games).
Prepare another input_file like this:

{
lcd YourLocalDownloadDirectory (optional)
binary
cd /pc/ts
get tsgmed12.zip
}

Again give the following command
 batchftp input_file garbo.uwasa.fi &

Simple, convenient, and efficient.

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Prof. Timo Salmi
Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1
Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
Internet: ts@uwasa.fi Bitnet: salmi@finfun   ; SF-65101, Finland

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