William Mastop wrote in a message to All:
 WM> I've been using os/2 warp 4, the ftp.exe program, to grab
 WM> mail and files and such from hubs, with a script.  I start
 WM> it up as follows:
 WM> === Begin ===
 WM> ftp -i -n <"f:\fiftp\l920360
 WM> The problem that I have is that if something hangs, like the
 WM> net, a glitch with a file, what have you, it just sits
 WM> there.  It also doesn't let go of the comm port.  I use
 WM> ppp.exe to dial, and have it set to timeout if there's no
 WM> activity.  It does so just great, and then exits. 
 WM> Unfortuneately, it doesn't take ftp.exe with it.  Any
 WM> suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Best tools for doing what you want are FiFTP from Mike Burgett and Injoy from 
Bjarne Jenson. The combination is utterly reliable though both are shareware 
and about $25 to register. 
Dave Calafrancesco, Team OS/2
dave@drakkar.mhv.net
... They got the library at Alexandria, they're not getting mine! 
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