gistfile1.rb

  def fetch_ftp
    ftp = Net::FTP.new(self.meta[:host])
    ftp.login(user = self.username, passwd = self.password)

    buffer = ""
    ftp.getbinaryfile(self.url) { |data| buffer << data }

    ftp.quit()

    MultiXml.parse(buffer) rescue nil
  end