How to download password protected patch from updates.oracle.com

Akhilesh asked me this question today. A metalink search revealed note 731257.1 which has the details. In short before issuing the get command you are required to issue the command site protected .

In fact if you directly issue the get command you get the error message which says the same:

ftp> bin
g200 TYPE changed to I.
ftp> et p8995444_11i_d.zip
200 PORT command OK.
550-File or directory not found.
550-This is a password protected patch.
550-Enter the password with site command:
550-quote site protected
550 Then get the patch again.

After issuing the site protected command it worked

ftp> site protected V5pIHQqk
200 The password was received successfully.
ftp> get p8995444_11i_d.zip
200 PORT command OK.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for file p8995444_11i_d.zip.

It worked with quote site protected command also:

ftp> quote site protected V5pIHQqk
200 The password was received successfully.
ftp> get p8995444_11i_d.zip
200 PORT command OK.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for file p8995444_11i_d.zip.

This is of limited use now as Oracle is decomissioning their ftp service and you'll need to use wget and URL from the patch download button in new metalink.