On 29/01/2002 15:54:17 Andre Majorel wrote:
[snip debate about following links in HTML retrieved by FTP] > >I'm inclined to think that recursive retrieval without parsing >is a feature. HTML content is normally served over HTTP. If you >want to retrieve HTML through FTP, it's likely because you do >*not* want to follow the links. > I (client) don't get the choice. If the document at http://foo.bar/index.html has all its links like this: <A HREF="ftp://foo.bar/welcome.html";>welcome</A> the client has no choice but to retrieve them via FTP. It would be nice if wget was able to follow all those links. >If Wget always parsed HTML, even over FTP, it would be >impossible to make a complete mirror a tree that has broken href >links or hidden files. Perhaps "If wget started with FTP, it should mirror FTP-like (.listing and all that). If it started via HTTP, it should follow links, regardless of future retrieval modes" [snip] -- Csaba Ráduly, Software Engineer Sophos Anti-Virus email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sophos.com US Support: +1 888 SOPHOS 9 UK Support: +44 1235 559933
