ange-ftp-start-process

ange-ftp-start-process is a compiled Lisp function in `ange-ftp.el'.

(ange-ftp-start-process HOST USER NAME)

Spawn a new FTP process ready to connect to machine HOST and give it NAME.
If HOST is only FTP-able through a gateway machine then spawn a shell
on the gateway machine to do the FTP instead.