Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 09:32:03 +0200 From: Francois Kritzinger <ffkrz@iafrica.com> To: Wayne Pascoe <wayne.pascoe@realtime.co.uk> Cc: freeBSD Mailing List <questions@freeBSD.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD versions of Windows Apps Message-ID: <3B08C473.D233EB28@iafrica.com> References: <3B082EEA.62A2ADA5@iafrica.com> <8666ev68lf.fsf@pan.penguinpowered.org.uk> <3B083154.BF2A5D49@iafrica.com> <86zoc74t66.fsf@pan.penguinpowered.org.uk>
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Wayne Pascoe wrote: > Francois Kritzinger <ffkrz@iafrica.com> writes: > > > Wayne Pascoe wrote: > > > > > Francois Kritzinger <ffkrz@iafrica.com> writes: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I need suggestions for FreeBSD versions/alternatives for the following > > > > Windows applications: > > > > > > > > * Getright (Download Manager) > > > > > > Look into wget. It's command-line based, but it can do > > > continuations. So can ncftp. > > > > Can you schedule download start/stops, and make it disconnect your ppp > > connection? > > I would use either cron or at for the scheduling. As for bringing up > and down my ppp connection, I just use ppp in demand mode to bring the > link up when I need it. Well the reason I want to be able to quit ppp is because when I download large files I do it over night, and over here phone rates are cheap from 7pm to 7am, so I usually make the DL manager disconnect the modem around this time. Thanks for the help... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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