thought this might help...
small snippet from the man page for LFTP.
lftp(1) lftp(1)
NAME
lftp - Sophisticated file transfer program
SYNTAX
lftp [-d] [-e cmd] [-p port] [-u user[,pass]] [site]
lftp -f script_file
lftp -c commands
lftp --version
lftp --help
VERSION
This man page documents lftp version 2.6.4.
DESCRIPTION
lftp is a program that allows sophisticated ftp and http connections to
other hosts. If host is specified then lftp will connect to that host
otherwise a connection has to be established with the open command.
end of snippet.
dave.