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in reply to Re: NET::FTP Package
in thread NET::FTP Package

Use strict.
And trap for errors: 
use strict;
my $ftp = Net::FTP->new( "$G_FTP_SITE" ) or die "Can't connect: $!";
$ftp->login( "$G_FTP_USERNAME","$G_FTP_PASSWORD" ) or die "Can't login
+: $!; 
$ftp->binary () or die "Can't set mode to bin: $!";

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