though it is highly unusual on this list, the discussion seems to have
drifted far afield from the question. what would dropping ftp access
break in a way for which there is no viable alternative?
for me, nothing; but i have been an rsync addict for some years.
#!/bin/sh
RSY="/usr/bin/rsync -vaHx --delete"
$RSY rfc-editor.org::rfcs-text-only $HOME/rfcs
$RSY ietf.org::internet-drafts $HOME/ids
# old + new, though i really want only old
$RSY rsync.tools.ietf.org::tools.id $HOME/ids.old
# for xml2rfc
$RSY rsync.tools.ietf.org::xml2rfc.bibxml/bibxml $HOME/refs/rfc
$RSY rsync.tools.ietf.org::xml2rfc.bibxml/bibxml3 $HOME/refs/id
randy