Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 21:53:52 -0500 From: taxman <taxman@acd.net> To: Carlos Carnero <zopewiz@yahoo.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: OT: Looking for the perfect background downloader Message-ID: <200303272153.52644.taxman@acd.net> In-Reply-To: <20030327210302.481.qmail@web21401.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20030327210302.481.qmail@web21401.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Thursday 27 March 2003 04:03 pm, Carlos Carnero wrote: > Hello, > > (sorry for the OT but I really don't know of a better > place for my enquiry. Really) > > I'm looking for a little program to help me download > files across extremely unreliable links and/or > unstable systems. I'd like something to keep trying > until the file is downloaded, or until h3ll freezes > over. > > Since the link and the downloading workstation > (FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE-pX) are unstable (for instance, > unplanned power failures) the proggy should > automatically resume the transfer on reboot. I think > that rules out wget since I need something > "daemonizable". nah, just put it in a cron job, or in the startup scripts. I believe putting the proper command in rc.local would be what you're looking for. see rc(8) then just put the appropriate options too wget and you should be all good. Tim
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