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to: Mike Ruskai
from: Eddy Thilleman
date: 1999-09-26 12:04:10
subject: hstart wget?

Hello Mike,

24 Sep 99 13:15, MIKE RUSKAI wrote to EDDY THILLEMAN:

ET>> LineIn( InFile, 1, 0 )
ET>> /* No read; opens inputfile */
ET>> /* (if file is already open, sets the read position to the first

MR> You shouldn't depend on this.

Please explain why.

MR> Opening files should always be done with the stream() function (or
MR> with a Stream object in OREXX), like this:

Please explain why files should be opened with the stream() function?

MR> http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/internet/suite/rxiutl??.zip

Maybe I might do take a look at it.

MR> and has a better transfer status display than WGET.

With wget, I want to use and a log file and a have status display on screen
(not possible now AFAICS).

MR> My goal is to support all of the functionality of WGET.

That's a lot of work.

  Greetings   -=Eddy=-        email: eddy.thilleman@net.hcc.nl

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