sub ftp_start
{
	my ($ftp, $meetNo);
	my ($root, $filename);
	my (@directories);
	

	### THESE 3 WORK FINE:
	$ftp = Net::FTP->new("atd77.acs.org", Debug => 0)
	  or die "Cannot connect to some.host.name: $@";

	$ftp->login("USERNAME",'PASSWORD')
	  or die "Cannot login ", $ftp->message;

	$ftp->cwd("$REMOTE_DIR")
	  or die "Cannot change working directory ", $ftp->message;

        # I WANT TO DO THIS:  GET ALL FILES IN $REMOTE_DIR and FTP them to the local directory.
	$ftp->get("*.*") 
	  or die "get failed ", $ftp->message;

	$ftp->quit;
}