Linda Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > But I've tried various combinations to download the "rpms" in the > directory: > wget -r -nH http://mirrors.kernel.org/suse/i386/9.3/suse/i586 > wget -r -nH http://mirrors.kernel.org/suse/i386/9.3/suse/i586/. > (both just download an index.html file)
You need to use `-e robots=off'. > Also hoped that wildcards might work in ftp, like: > > wget -r -nH ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/suse/i386/9.3/suse/i586/\*.rpm > wget -r -nH --cut-dirs=4 ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/suse/i386/9.3/suse/i586/\* > > but I kept ketting the error message: > -------------------------------- > Warning: wildcards not supported in HTTP. You're probably using a proxy. They don't work over a proxy, which effectively converts the FTP conversation into HTTP.
