e...@...net writes: >>> I've often thought it would be nice to link to images in an org file >>> with http: links, then at some arbitrary point in time call a >>> hypothetical org-localize-external-resources command. That command would >>> wget all the external resources, put them somewhere local, and switch >>> the links to the file: type. Just a thought.
How about a derived export backend with a filter that does a wget and rewrites the links? One problem could be what if a wget fails? As I am finding with my implementation, some websites only allow browserlike access. Myles