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Re: lynx-dev Two wishes regarding downloading
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dickey |
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Re: lynx-dev Two wishes regarding downloading |
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Tue, 22 Dec 1998 20:16:06 -0500 (EST) |
>
> Hello,
>
> often I use "lynx" to download software. But I miss (or have overseen) two
> features that I like while using my "corresponding" FTP-client "ncftp":
>
> - preserving the original file modification date/time
that would be nice - but I'm not sure how it would be implemented.
ncftp relies on a fairly new extension to the ftp protocol (which isn't
implemented on some servers), or a lot of guessing (the more recent
version of ncftp basically drops the guessing).
> - writing a download log file (host, filename, download date/time, ...),
> so I can find later where I fetched certain files/archives.
>
> Are there corresponding features available for "lynx" or in a "wish list"?
>
> Greetings
>
> Jens
>
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> Dr. Jens Schleusener (DV) DLR (German Aerospace Center)
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Thomas E. Dickey
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