diff -u wget-1.13_orig/src/http.c wget-1.13/src/http.c
--- wget-1.13_orig/src/http.c	2011-10-02 00:59:05.949926929 +0200
+++ wget-1.13/src/http.c	2011-10-01 01:29:52.740942125 +0200
@@ -2448,7 +2448,7 @@
   type = NULL;                        /* We don't need it any more.  */
 
   /* Return if we have no intention of further downloading.  */
-  if (!(*dt & RETROKF) || head_only)
+  if ((!(*dt & RETROKF) && !opt.content_on_error) || head_only)
     {
       /* In case the caller cares to look...  */
       hs->len = 0;
diff -u wget-1.13_orig/src/init.c wget-1.13/src/init.c
--- wget-1.13_orig/src/init.c	2011-10-02 00:59:05.979926929 +0200
+++ wget-1.13/src/init.c	2011-10-01 01:34:02.810941982 +0200
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
   { "chooseconfig",     &opt.choose_config,	cmd_file },
   { "connecttimeout",   &opt.connect_timeout,   cmd_time },
   { "contentdisposition", &opt.content_disposition, cmd_boolean },
+  { "contentonerror",   &opt.content_on_error,  cmd_boolean },
   { "continue",         &opt.always_rest,       cmd_boolean },
   { "convertlinks",     &opt.convert_links,     cmd_boolean },
   { "cookies",          &opt.cookies,           cmd_boolean },
diff -u wget-1.13_orig/src/main.c wget-1.13/src/main.c
--- wget-1.13_orig/src/main.c	2011-10-02 00:59:05.859926929 +0200
+++ wget-1.13/src/main.c	2011-10-01 01:50:05.760941442 +0200
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
     { "continue", 'c', OPT_BOOLEAN, "continue", -1 },
     { "convert-links", 'k', OPT_BOOLEAN, "convertlinks", -1 },
     { "content-disposition", 0, OPT_BOOLEAN, "contentdisposition", -1 },
+    { "content-on-error", 0, OPT_BOOLEAN, "contentonerror", -1 },
     { "cookies", 0, OPT_BOOLEAN, "cookies", -1 },
     { "cut-dirs", 0, OPT_VALUE, "cutdirs", -1 },
     { WHEN_DEBUG ("debug"), 'd', OPT_BOOLEAN, "debug", -1 },
@@ -595,6 +596,8 @@
        --content-disposition   honor the Content-Disposition header when\n\
                                choosing local file names (EXPERIMENTAL).\n"),
     N_("\
+       --content-on-error      output the received content on server errors.\n"),
+    N_("\
        --auth-no-challenge     send Basic HTTP authentication information\n\
                                without first waiting for the server's\n\
                                challenge.\n"),
diff -u wget-1.13_orig/src/options.h wget-1.13/src/options.h
--- wget-1.13_orig/src/options.h	2011-10-02 00:59:05.949926929 +0200
+++ wget-1.13/src/options.h	2011-10-01 01:46:34.520941561 +0200
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@
   bool server_response;		/* Do we print server response? */
   bool save_headers;		/* Do we save headers together with
 				   file? */
+  bool content_on_error;	/* Do we output the content when the HTTP
+				   status code indicates a server error */
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_DEBUG
   bool debug;			/* Debugging on/off */
diff -u wget-1.13_orig/doc/wget.info wget-1.13/doc/wget.info
--- wget-1.13_orig/doc/wget.info	2011-10-02 00:59:06.769926929 +0200
+++ wget-1.13/doc/wget.info	2011-10-02 00:58:26.139926946 +0200
@@ -1288,6 +1288,10 @@
      use `Content-Disposition' headers to describe what the name of a
      downloaded file should be.
 
+`--content-on-error'
+     If this is set to on, wget will not skip the content when the
+     server responds with a http status code that indicates error.
+
 `--trust-server-names'
      If this is set to on, on a redirect the last component of the
      redirection URL will be used as the local file name.  By default
diff -u wget-1.13_orig/doc/wget.texi wget-1.13/doc/wget.texi
--- wget-1.13_orig/doc/wget.texi	2011-10-02 00:59:06.769926929 +0200
+++ wget-1.13/doc/wget.texi	2011-10-02 00:58:21.869926947 +0200
@@ -1506,6 +1506,12 @@
 @code{Content-Disposition} headers to describe what the name of a
 downloaded file should be.
 
address@hidden Content On Error
address@hidden --content-on-error
+
+If this is set to on, wget will not skip the content when the server responds
+with a http status code that indicates error.
+
 @cindex Trust server names
 @item --trust-server-names