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Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 18:57:12 +0200
From: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in>
To: John Doe <rhamming2001@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: I need some help!
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John Doe said on Jun 28, 2001 at 09:52:03:
> In addition to that, you can also use fetch(1) ...so to get the English handbook, you would
> perform:
> 
> fetch ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/handbook/book.pdf.gz
> 
> and you should have your English version of the Handbook, in PDF format :)
> now you don't have to waste time and install wget(1) :)..have fun


Except that he said he can't use ftp at his end... (I assume that
meant the protocol, not the program).

If you can supply an http link to the above, it would work, certainly.

R



> 
> bruce\
> --- Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> wrote:
> > TOTH Balazs said on Jun 28, 2001 at 17:43:45:
> > > I'd like to know if I can download the handbook across HTTP, because I cant
> > > use FTP at my workplace.
> > 
> > You could try wget (in the ports: usr/ports/ftp/wget) 
> > It can retrieve a hierarchy of files, via either ftp or http.
> > 
> > R
> 

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