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Quick guide for mounting FTP directory using curlftpfs on a Debian Lenny system

1 – install curlftpfs
 aptitude install curlftpfs

2 – create mount point:
  make  /mnt/ftp-dir
 
3 – add this line in /etcfstab:
  curlftpfs#ftp.example.com /mnt/ftp-dir fuse rw,uid=0,noauto 0 0

4 – add some security for authentication. Create file /root/.netrc
    machine ftp.example.com
    login ftp-user
    password ftp-pass

Note: May not suit your needs. I would recommend you to read those pages:

• http://blog.mypapit.net/2007/05/how-to-use-ftp-filesystem-on-ubuntu-using-curlftpfs.html
• http://curlftpfs.sourceforge.net/