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Become a better blogger with UNIX (IBM developerWorks)

Become a better blogger with UNIX (IBM developerWorks)

Posted Oct 13, 2006 19:01 UTC (Fri) by nix (subscriber, #2304)
In reply to: Become a better blogger with UNIX (IBM developerWorks) by aisotton
Parent article: Become a better blogger with UNIX (IBM developerWorks)

Even if they were using FTP, there are countless scriptable ways to do it,
from curl through ncftpput through Net::FTP: expect-scripting the horrible
old ftp client is just silly.

expect has its uses, but using it for *this* is like using a hammer to
make an omelette.


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Hammer to make an omelette

Posted Oct 13, 2006 20:14 UTC (Fri) by rfunk (subscriber, #4054) [Link]

Sshh! You'll give away the secret omelette-making technique I'm
intending to reveal in my upcoming article at IBM breakfastWorks!

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