Take a look at Net::FTP and Archive::Zip (Archive::Zip written by our own bikeNomad). You should find what you need there.

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<moviequote name="Hackers">
The Plague: [...]Well let me explain the New World Order. Governments and corporations need people like you and me. We are samurai. The keyboard cowboys. And all those other people out there who have no idea what's going on are the cattle. Mooo!
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