VMS Help TCPIP Services, FTP, Starting FTP, Examples  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    The following example connects to host XENO using the FTP
    command:

    $ FTP XENO /USER="bennings" /PASSWORD="keysimpl"<Return>
    220 xeno FTP Server (Digital UNIX Version 5.60) ready
    Connected to XENO.site1.acctg.com.
    230 User logged in
    FTP>

    In the following example, user dave invokes FTP and connects to
    UNIX host sanfran using the CONNECT command:

    $ FTP <Return>
    FTP> CONNECT SANFRAN <Return>
    220 sanfran.golden.com FTP server (Digital UNIX Version 5.60) ready
    Connected to sanfran.golden.com.
    Name (sanfran:dave): <Return>
    331 Password required for dave
    Password:              (password not echoed) <Return>
    230 User logged in
    FTP>