net/batchftp 1.02nb1 NetBSD

Batchftp is a C program which automates the ftp process on Berkeley UNIX systems. A user is able to upload and download files from almost any remote computer without monitoring the transfer. A user simply enters the commands or files to be retrieved in an input file. Then, the program will log onto the specified computer (not necessarily a ftp site) and execute the given commands. Since Batchftp can run in the background, a user is free to do other things while the transfer sessions are taking place. More importantly, it will not give up until a successful connection has been established with the remote site. However, execution will be temporarily suspended after a given number of failures; connection attempts will resume after the extended delay.