Re: lynx-dev Two wishes regarding downloading

[dickey]

> 
> 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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