On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 11:14 PM, Vaibhav Kulkarni <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Mayuresh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> My ISP uses http authentication. So user has to go to a certain https URL and >> login with username password etc. >> >> This forces me to use a browser to start my internet connection. >> >> Is there any way to do above https interaction using (say) a command line >> tool - basically non interactively rather than command line vs gui? >> > > Are you using Reliance? > My cousin also uses Reliance and faced the same issue you mentioned > (the connection getting automatically getting dropped in few hours, > which caused problems during unattended large torrents). > > I wrote a python script for him to do the http authentication > automatically... attaching here the same (hope attachments work here).
I also need it. Where's the script? > It periodically checks for authentication status, and logs in if > disconnected. > > On a side note, it was observed that Reliance deliberately disconnects > the connection every 6 hours (seems to be their policy), so running > this script was a MUST for overnight torrents. I am using Reliance WiMAX and download torrents overnight. I never experienced any DC problems. -- With Regards Abhishek Amberkar Learn to appreciate a beauty within... _______________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List
