ftp-client w/o controlling tty

From: T. Horsnell (tsh) (tsh_at_mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk)
Date: 01/17/05

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To: Managers <tru64-unix-managers@ornl.gov>

    Thanks to Lucio Chiappetti and Rob Leadbeater, I'm in business.

    Lucio pointed out that with the -n switch, I could do

    #ftp -n somehost < ftpcommandfile

    and thus not need the .netrc. This works from my httpd->cgi script.

    Rob Leadbeater also suggested the Perl Net::FTP, which I'll try later.
    This may be a neater solution that my bunch of perl system calls.

    Cheers,
    Terry.

    >Hi all,
    >I'm trying to make an ftp transfer from with a cgi script, and
    >want the ftp client to use my .netrc file. The cgi script is
    >run by an http daemon owned by me.
    >
    >If I run the test command:
    >
    >#perl -e 'system "ftp desthost"'
    >
    >everything works as expected, and the userid, passwd and ftp commands are
    >taken from .netrc. However when the command runs from within the cgi
    >script (under the control of the http daemon and hence no controlling tty),
    >the ftp command appears to try to run an interactive session, rather than
    >using the .netrc file, and of course fails.
    >
    >Any ideas how I can force it to use .netrc? Or alternative means of doing
    >the ftp? I've tried building the wu-ftp client but it moans about a lack
    >of termcap.h :( Has anyone built alternative ftp clients on Tru64?

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