ncftp removed from default install

[Harry Putnam]

"jdow" <jdow at earthlink.net> writes:

> From: "Chris Kloiber" <ckloiber at ckloiber.com>
>
>> I've been trying to avoid commenting on this thread, but I personally
>> consider the "stock" ftp client to be obsolete. Not just the fact that
>> there's no tab completion, but there's no indication that you are
>> actually making progress during a transfer. I never personally use the
>> default ftp client at all. ncftp rules, and if it was up to me it would
>> be a 'base' package. It's not my job to make those decisions however.
>
> Have you considered the "tick" and "hash" options from the standard ftp
> client's command prompt, Chris?

Also, have you noticed that stock ftp now (for some time now)
understands ftp://ftp.whatever urls.  So it gets some addons from
time to time.