Hands off ftp

[bob@xxxxxxx]

I want ot do ftp operations with a script, maybe kicking off
that script from a cron job.

I tried things like...

ftp < scriptfile >out1 >&out2 

Where scriptfile is the usual sort of ftp session....

   open overthere.com
   bobby
   mypassword
   cd /pub/upload/directory
   lcd /home/bobby/myjunk
   put latest.ad.greatest.tgz
   cd /pub/download
   get newestpackage.tgz
   close
   quit

The thing runs for a few seconds and then says
...stopped (ttyp output) or words to that effect.

If I type 
ftp < scriptfile
and wait, The thing works, but I have to press <ENTER> a couple
of times.

I understnad that I have not surrogated all the I/O, but what have
I missed?

Thanks for any answers in advance.
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