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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Simon Waters wrote: > Robin Cornelius wrote: >> mirror seems to do the job nicely and has copied the site off for me now. > > It is not an easy name to search for(!), you have a link? > > ncftp is the usual recommendation I've made before, but it isn't pretty. > > wget can do a mirror of someone else's site over http, I've used that > for ripping information out of various sites, as once it is local, it is > far quicker to hack with grep and friends. > > FTP should die -- it has a lot of issues as a protocol, usually okay > with some of the good free software ftp servers, but historically ftp > has been very bad on error reporting. You sure there are no other options? > > I concur on the ncftp side of things, I would going to point at the ncftpbatch mechanism which I have used to great effect on many FTP systems for backup.. If you require pointers on this, drop me a line.. off list if appropriate.. - -- Neil Stone Systems Administrator FlashTek Web Hosting - -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GIT d+(++) s: a-(?) C++++(--) UL++++$ P+ L+++ E- W+++ N+ o+ w--- O M PS+ Y+ PGP++ t+ 5+ X+ R+ tv+ b- DI++ D+++ G e h--- r+++ y++++(**) - -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGJS6tz3Av8JKgzxQRAjwqAKCVWTvd4BOM5jRwaV/p3g12UvLwnwCfdT/S 0xGBIzbEacSD9EXxZ3iwsNU= =HB0T -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html