[plug] http reget in detail

[Leon Brooks]

skribe wrote:

> Is there a way to resume a http-based file transfer?

wget -c OffendingURL

Try also:

wget -c -m EntireWebSiteURL

wget -c -m --no-parent PartialWebSiteURL

You can make it work through a proxy (if that would help) by setting the
environment variable:

export http_proxy=http://name.of.proxy:port/

If the host is a Windows NT machine, the default settings won't allow
regets, in which case your transfer will simply start from scratch. If
there are mirrors, cp -d OriginalFileName OriginalFileName.copy before
trying the above, and if it _is_ NT, cp -d it back and try a different
mirror in the hope of getting a real server, or at least a server with
better settings.