From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 27 19:08:59 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64F7937B409 for ; Thu, 27 Mar 2003 19:08:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.acd.net (smtp.acd.net [207.179.102.146]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB0EC44001 for ; Thu, 27 Mar 2003 19:08:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from taxman@ACD.NET) Received: from 207.179.77.183 ([207.179.77.183]) by smtp.acd.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Thu, 27 Mar 2003 22:08:36 -0500 From: taxman To: Carlos Carnero , FreeBSD Questions Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 21:53:52 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.5 References: <20030327210302.481.qmail@web21401.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20030327210302.481.qmail@web21401.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200303272153.52644.taxman@acd.net> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Mar 2003 03:08:36.0961 (UTC) FILETIME=[5320F510:01C2F4D7] X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-24.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,REFERENCES, REPLY_WITH_QUOTES,USER_AGENT autolearn=ham version=2.50 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.50 (1.173-2003-02-20-exp) Subject: Re: OT: Looking for the perfect background downloader X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 03:09:02 -0000 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