Re: LYNX-DEV DownLoading in background

[Michael Ritzert]

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   Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 16:20:42 -0500 (EST)
   From: Ismael Cordeiro <address@hidden>
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   On Tue, 18 Feb 1997 address@hidden wrote:

   >   Is it possible to download a document in background using lynx ?
   > 
   >   If not, could you please add this feature in the next version 
   >   of lynx .
   > 
   >   I have to download some documents which are very large. I cannot
   >   just sit in front of my computer for hours for waiting them to 
   >   be downloaded.
   > 
   >   So if you can suggest some alternative way of doing it, I'll be
   >   really very grateful to you.

   Use screen. While Lynx is downlaoding the file you open a new window and do
   whatever you have to do. If you don't have anything to do, detach the
   session, logout and come back later. That is how I compile lynx. While I'm
   writing this, lynx is being compiled, with Foteos's patch, in another
   window.

I suggest using GNU wget instead. It is command line driven, designed
and optimized for Your purpose. Can easily run in the background.

Please don't get me wrong: i really like lynx; at present, it is my
favorite browser.

Michael

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