Looking for lftp tutorial

[Balazs Javor <jb3@freemail.hu>]

Hi,

I'm looking for some good material to help me
understand how to use lftp to it's full power.
I've tried searching trough Google but haven't
found anything :(

I'm using Linux only since a couple of months,
and currently I'm still using CuteFTP on Window$
because it seems to be the easiest way to do what I need.
But I would like to get rid of Window$ completely...

Here's what I usually do:
I wan't to get into a site that is full most of the time,
so I set the retry to 90s and wait until I get in...
Then I browse through the directories and add items to the
queue. When I'm finished I start transfering the queue.
(I need to find everything first or I can't list other dirs...)
Now, I get frequently disconnected but it will automatically
reconnect (trying until I get in again) and resume the file/queue.

Somebody recommended me lftp for this some time ago.
But to be honest I've never used command line based ftp clients
before and I'm a bit confused how to best use the queueing
capabilities of this client.
For instance I haven't found how I can start transfering the queue.
Or does it start automatically when the first command is added?
If yes how do I continue adding files as I will no longer be able
to browse the site, or will I? (I won't be able to log in multiple
times...)
etc.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Many thanks for it in advance!
best regards,
Balazs