Retract #12436 (Abhijit already did this at #12426)

[perl5.git] / lib / ftp.pl

diff --git a/lib/ftp.pl b/lib/ftp.pl
index fd78162..3f0af1a 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/ftp.pl
+++ b/lib/ftp.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 #-*-perl-*-
+#
+# This library is no longer being maintained, and is included for backward
+# compatibility with Perl 4 programs which may require it.
+#
+# In particular, this should not be used as an example of modern Perl
+# programming techniques.
+#
+# Suggested alternative: Net::FTP
+#
 # This is a wrapper to the chat2.pl routines that make life easier
 # to do ftp type work.
 # Mostly by Lee McLoughlin <lmjm@doc.ic.ac.uk>
@@ -65,7 +74,7 @@
 # No longer call die expect on fatal errors.  Just return fail codes.
 # Changed returns so higher up routines can tell whats happening.
 # Get expect/accept in correct order for dir listing.
-# When ftp_show is set then print hashes every 1k transfered (like ftp).
+# When ftp_show is set then print hashes every 1k transferred (like ftp).
 # Allow for stripping returns out of incoming data.
 # Save last error in a global string.
 #