Re: [MacPerl] FTP client?

[Terje Bless <link@tss.no>]

Rich Morin wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to FTP several thousand files from a Unix-based server
> to a Jaz disk mounted on a PowerMac 7100/80.

Is tar`ing (and gzip`ing them?) the files an option?
I`ve had problems transferring large numbers of files (especially small
files) with most of the popular FTP clients. I dunno if it`s the FTP
clients, OT or the Mac OS filesystem (which isn`t fond of many small
files), but I`ve found that, if at all possible, the best solution by
far is to tar the files on the UN*X end and transfer one big file
instead.


>   *  a MacPerl-based solution

Isn`t Net::FTP available in a MacPerl-happy version?
I dunno that it`d work any better then Fetch/AnArchie, but it`s worth a
shot if tar`ing isn`t an option (it`s also a desperate attempt to make
this on-topic for the MacPerl list ;D).

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