Hello!

> As for ftp, mget is a nice idea, but it asks you to confirm that you still
> want  each file as it comes up. This makes it impossible to just get a
> collection of files, either by matching a pattern, or listing the files,
> without sitting there.

Uhm? Ever tryed `prompt` within ftp? Or `ftp -i ...`?
Maybe read `man ftp`.

Greets
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