$ftp->([login[,passwd[,account]]])
Logs user into an FTP server. Arguments are:
Login name.  If not specified, defaults to anonymous or 
to the value in $HOME/.netrc.
Password. If not specified, defaults to the user's email address or to the value in $HOME/.netrc.
Additional account information, for files on the FTP server that have special access restrictions.

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