transfer a whole directory?

[WhyLinux]

At work I'm trying to transfer a directory, and all its sub-directories and their contents, to another FTP server via SSH. I'm using Cent OS Server 4.4. I can 'put' a single file, but can't figure out how to do everything at once, which I need to do.

[Sysop_fb]

Well you could tar the directory.
You could also setup a script.
I usually use 'scp -r'
I don't think 'put' for ssh comes with a recursive option but consort your local 'man'uals

[WhyLinux]

Well, that is a good idea.. zipping everything and transferring one file will be great.. I hope that because of the huge file it will not get timed out or something