Script with 'ftp' and rewrite using 'sftp'

Aixers,

I have an old script written by someone else. The script is as follows
NOTE: ip address,login name, password,etc have been changed):

ftp -inv<<!
open xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
user user-name password
cd /cgi-bin/import/
dir
as
put some.txt
dir
quit


Question #1: What does "<<!" really mean?

Question #2: How would one rewrite this script to use sftp?

Thanks,

Denny Watkins
Morningside College
Sioux City, IA 51106-1717

Phone: 712-274-5250

Email: watkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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