Re: auto download files

From: Mike Brown (mike_at_tkg.ca)
Date: 03/27/04


Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 18:19:52 -0500


/dev/null wrote:
>
> I need to automatically download a file from a webserver each day:
>
> https://random.website.com/pub/download/inventory.xls
>
> There's no ftp and no chance of help from the remote site. The solution
> must run on unix...
>
> ideas?

The command "wget" compiles on OSR5, and will get files through http
protocol. I think a version of it was available on skunkware.

Mike

-- 
Michael Brown
The Kingsway Group


Relevant Pages

  • Re: auto download files
    ... | I need to automatically download a file from a webserver each day: ... | There's no ftp and no chance of help from the remote site. ...
    (comp.unix.sco.misc)
  • auto download files
    ... I need to automatically download a file from a webserver each day: ... There's no ftp and no chance of help from the remote site. ...
    (comp.unix.sco.misc)
  • Re: auto download files
    ... >I need to automatically download a file from a webserver each day: ... >There's no ftp and no chance of help from the remote site. ...
    (comp.unix.sco.misc)
  • Re: vsftp unable to access
    ... I have tried opening up port 20 and 21 on my router and still no luck. ... from the remote site can you do an nmap to make sure the port is ... # loosens things up a bit, to make the ftp daemon more usable. ... # Make sure PORT transfer connections originate from port 20. ...
    (Ubuntu)
  • Re: vsftp unable to access
    ... from the remote site can you do an nmap to make sure the port is ... # loosens things up a bit, to make the ftp daemon more usable. ... # Make sure PORT transfer connections originate from port 20. ... # By default the server will pretend to allow ASCII mode but in fact ...
    (Ubuntu)