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 _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
