Debug => 1, #### #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use Net::FTP; my $ftp = Net::FTP->new("ftp.cpan.org", Debug => 1); $ftp->login("anonymous", 'boutros@boutros-ghali.com'); $ftp->cwd("/pub/CPAN"); $ftp->get("README", '/tmp/CPAN-README'); $ftp->quit; #### Net::FTP: Net::FTP(2.58) Net::FTP: Exporter(5.562) Net::FTP: Net::Cmd(2.19) Net::FTP: IO::Socket::INET(1.25) Net::FTP: IO::Socket(1.26) Net::FTP: IO::Handle(1.21) Net::FTP=GLOB(0x1c1dbc)<<< 220 siobhra.indigo.ie FTP server (Version 6.00) ready. Net::FTP=GLOB(0x1c1dbc)>>> user anonymous Net::FTP=GLOB(0x1c1dbc)<<< 331 Guest login ok, send your email address as password. Net::FTP=GLOB(0x1c1dbc)>>> PASS .... Net::FTP=GLOB(0x1c1dbc)<<< 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply. Net::FTP=GLOB(0x1c1dbc)>>> CWD /pub/CPAN Net::FTP=GLOB(0x1c1dbc)<<< 250 CWD command successful. Net::FTP=GLOB(0x1c1dbc)>>> PORT 62,136,150,113,192,10 Net::FTP=GLOB(0x1c1dbc)<<< 200 PORT command successful. Net::FTP=GLOB(0x1c1dbc)>>> RETR README Net::FTP=GLOB(0x1c1dbc)<<< 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for 'README' (1941 bytes). Net::FTP=GLOB(0x1c1dbc)<<< 226 Transfer complete. Net::FTP=GLOB(0x1c1dbc)>>> QUIT Net::FTP=GLOB(0x1c1dbc)<<< 221 Goodbye.