I highly recommend lukemftp to users who don't want to change to anything drastically different from the standard ftp client, but want more advanced features. You can get the latest version of lukemftp at . Like bash, it has job control. It uses the GNU readline library for input, so you have command line completion and editing. You can get the latest version of lftp at .
Debian packages are available at .
What it lacks in features, it makes up for in ease of use. You browse through the directories using the arrow keys and enter. You should be able to get the latest version of cftp at . It has support for Kerberos4 authentication. You can get the latest version of yafc from .