Solaris 2.6: 1) running ftp from shell s

Sorry forthese simple questions:

1. I need to automate my daily file upload
through an ftp session.

Is there any way to supply a password
to the standard ftp client from UNIX
shell script ?

I also found some tips (ftp man page)
as to how to use .netrc file for
ftp ‘autologin’ mode. However it does
not seem to work either… at least
I cannot find how to force ftp into
this autologin mode.

I would highly appreciate any help.

2. I am looking for Sun Solaris 2.6
commands which can provide some
statistics regarding memory usage,
paging/swapping, disk and network I/O.

Thanks in advance,

Jerry.