Re: [Bug-wget] newer versions of wget broke file download

[Tim Paulson]

I have already deleted the account.  That was a temporary account created for 
troubleshooting this issue.

Regards,
Tim Paulson


-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Ruehsen [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 3:09 AM
To: address@hidden
Cc: Tim Paulson <address@hidden>; Darshit Shah <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: [Bug-wget] newer versions of wget broke file download

> Thank you
> Adding the --auth-no-challenge switch allows the file to download.

You posted your credentials on a public mailing list, did you already change 
your password !?

Tim

On Monday 22 February 2016 20:57:41 Tim Paulson wrote:
> Thank you
> Adding the --auth-no-challenge switch allows the file to download.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Tim Paulson
> DCIM Field Service Engineer
> 
> Sunbird Software • 200 Cottontail Lane • Somerset, NJ 08873 USA
> Office/Cell: 1.605.609.7600
> address@hidden  • www.SunbirdDCIM.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darshit Shah [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2016 2:21 PM
> To: Tim Paulson <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [Bug-wget] newer versions of wget broke file download
> 
> On 02/22, Tim Paulson wrote:
> 
> >With wget version 1.10.2 it would successfully download a file from 
> >our web application using the command below.
 wget -d -t 3 --http-user=tim
> >--http-passwd=T3stwg3t!
> >--no-check-certificate https://66.115.223.141/admin/backups/latest
> >
> >With newer versions of wget for Windows or Linux, the command just 
> >downloads and saves the login page instead of the actual file to be 
> >downloaded.
 
> >Is there a way to make new versions of wget work like version 1.10.2 did?
> >
> >See screenshot comparing  Windows 1.10.2 vs Linux 1.12 in debug mode
> >
> >[cid:image001.png@01D16D5D.C35EA180]
> >
> 
> The only major difference I see in the two images is that Wget 1.10.* 
> sends the username and password as Basic Auth by default. While Wget 
> 1.12 waits for the server to request authorization. To send the 
> authorization without having to wait for the server to ask, use the 
> `--auth-no-challenge` switch to send basic credentials by default.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Tim Paulson
> >DCIM Field Service Engineer
> >
> >Sunbird Software * 200 Cottontail Lane * Somerset, NJ 08873 USA
> >Office/Cell: 1.605.609.7600
> >address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden>  * 
> >www.SunbirdDCIM.com<http://www.sunbirddcim.com/>
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Thanking You,
> Darshit Shah