This works: telnet 132.163.4.101 14 | tail -n 1 > outfile But so does wget http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/timer.pl if we want to bring this back to being on topic. :)
Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Nicolas Schodet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 8:12 AM To: Mr. Wilson Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: WELCOME to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Mr. Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030722 11:14]: > The site at http://132.163.4.101:14 is not technically an NTP site. It is > generated via an NTP device. > For instance, if I click View/Source, I get the following: > 52842 03-07-22 08:59:41 50 0 0 905.4 UTC(NIST) * > If there are no html headers, even though I can reach it by http can I use > wget? > [...] If the Status Line is malformed, I think it is not http. Try using telnet or netcat to connect to it, It may be sufficient to retrieve the informations you want. $ telnet 132.163.4.101 14 Ni. -- Pourquoi les logiciels ne doivent pas avoir de propriétaire : http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-free.fr.html