--- open-uri.rb (saved version)
+++ (current document)
@@ -651,8 +651,12 @@
       # The access sequence is defined by RFC 1738
       ftp = Net::FTP.open(self.host)
       # todo: extract user/passwd from .netrc.
-      user = 'anonymous'
-      passwd = nil
+      if options.include? :http_basic_authentication
+        user, passwd = options[:http_basic_authentication]
+      else
+        user = 'anonymous'
+        passwd = nil
+      end
       user, passwd = self.userinfo.split(/:/) if self.userinfo
       ftp.login(user, passwd)
       directories.each {|cwd|