Load data from ftp server?

[dhon]

Is it possible to load XML and Image files from an FTP server that requires authentication?

I've tried including the username & password in the url, but this doesn't seem to work:

var urlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
var urlRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("ftp://user:[email protected]);
urlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onXMLLoad);
urlLoader.load(urlRequest);

It may be a problem here as the username is an email address containing the @ symbol.

Thanks,
dhon