On 16 Jun 00, at 14:30, Sharad Joshi wrote:
> + pacgage_x_y_z.tar.gz, I feed its name to the application, it does a
> + ftp search, and then pings each of the reulting sites and shows which
>
> How'd that search be different from 'normal' http search? A normal search
> engine would do that (eq of web ferret... eh). For other thing, i
> miniature script would do that what you want, no?
That way is difficult and boring to say the least. Okay, lycos ftp
search uses the trondheim engine, and a script can be written to get
the search result done through lycos and then ping all the sites,
then pass it on to wget or my favourite downloading app. I'll write
it myself;-)I just thought there might be something like this already
-Regards
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