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From: Dan Busarow <dan@beach.net>
Subject: Re: ftp gurus needed
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Roger Simmons wrote:
> 
> Summary:
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> I have 3 questions RE: ftp all releated:
> 
> I am looking for a program/utility or way to do the following:
> 
>         I want to obtain a directory listing(including subdirectories) on the
>         remote server.  I need to execute:
>                 find . -type d  > dirlist.out
> 
>         and then ftp this file to the local machine

Install wu-ftp on the server in question.  It will allow you to ftp
directories
by tar'ing them up for you automatically.  It'll also gzip or compress
them for you if asked nicely :)

Dan
--  
 Dan Busarow
 DPC Systems / BeachNet
 Dana Point, California