wget -O not preserving execute permissions

Hi there. I notice when using wget -O that execute permissions on files are not preserved. So a file which on the webserver is rwxr-xr-x will be written as rw-r--r-- Is this intentional? Is there a way I can preserve execute permissions? Thanks very much.

Re: wget -O not preserving execute permissions

From Andrew Hall: As usual, it might help to have some basic information, like the wget version, the system type and OS on which it's being run, and an actual wget command. I notice when using wget -O that execute permissions on files are not preserved. With -O, wget opens the output