Try scheduling your downloads for non-peak hours. Automating is easy if you are using Windows NT or Windows 95. Here is one way to automate FTP downloads. In this case, -n stops the ftp client from asking for a username, instead of pulling it from the script. The switch -s tells the ftp program to use the script file provided to get its commands.
Scheduling permits commands to be run while the computer is on, but is unattended.
If date is omitted, the current day of the month is assumed. If date is omitted, the current day of the month is assumed. To schedule jobs in Windows 95, use the System Agent. No matter which scheduling tool you use, do not forget to disable the schedule after its use. In most cases, you won't want the scheduled program to run more than once.