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  • From: Dufflebunk <dufflebunk AT dufflebunk.homeip.net>
  • To: Ryan Abrams <rabrams AT sourcemage.org>
  • Cc: sm-sorcery AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Sorcery]Replacement for wget
  • Date: 22 Nov 2002 13:42:46 -0500

There is an external script... it's called summon.
Is wget needed for anything other than the scripts?
I suppose this would have been a 0.8 thing and it's too late now that we
are in 0.9 :/
Oh well.

On Fri, 2002-11-22 at 13:40, Ryan Abrams wrote:
> Hmm. I would rather see us abstract it... maybe use external scripts for
> wget and netselect, called "findmirror" and "download" or something. Then
> users can just drop in whatever they like. In this example, findmirror could
> be left empty, and download could call prozilla w/ the settings the user
> wants. That way we dont have to make prozilla a default (as wget is needed,
> but prozilla could be considered bloat), but we allow the option of removing
> both netselect and wget if people want.
>
> -Ryan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "M.L." <mlubrano AT sourcemage.org>
> To: "Dufflebunk" <dufflebunk AT dufflebunk.homeip.net>;
> <sm-sorcery AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 12:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [SM-Sorcery]Replacement for wget
>
>
> On Vendredi 22 Novembre 2002 19:15, Dufflebunk wrote:
> > I just stumbled across a download accelerator that looks like it might
> > be a good replacement for wget. It would elimiate netselect. Here is the
> > URL:
> >
> > http://prozilla.genesys.ro/
> >
> > Any thoughts?
>
> Providing you add a sorcery menu that allow using all proz options (limit
> threads, bw, ftpsearch...) it may be a good idea I guess.
>
> Bye,
> Mat.
>
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