On 3/24/06, Magnus Eriksson <magetoo@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Mar 2006, Jan Danielsson wrote:
>
> I vote for including lynx (or links) too.
>
> >> Btw, you can download files with ftp(1) (both from ftp:// and http://)=
 if
> >> you know the URL.
>
> > The problem is that I need https specifically.
>
> And I guess you need to be able to submit forms too.  :-)
>
>
>    A small tool that will do (probably) just what you need, by the way, i=
s
> curl (www/curl).  You probably already know it, but still.
>
>    (And no, i am most definitely NOT saying that curl should go in instea=
d
> of a small browser.  Shame on you people for even thinking that.)
>
>
> MAgnus
>
>

I think a better option would be to link ftp with the included ssl,
which would allow it to do https and ftps (bonus), expand ftp to allow
for --header, --auth, and other http functionalty (that would allow
filling-out forms), and make a link for ftp called 'http' to avoid
confusion.  Maybe even split the programs.

If we added full recursion to ftp, it would also solve many problems.=20
(something curl doesn't do)