[ale] OT: perl https download script?

[Robert L. Harris]

Seems to be more complex.  Web form handles the login, not a pop up.

Thus spake David Tomaschik (ozone at webgroup.org):

> Odd... Is it HTTP basic authentication, or something more complex?
> 
> David
> 
> Robert L. Harris wrote:
> > Nope, wget, even specifying --user and --pass says "you must be logged
> > in"...
> >
> > Thus spake David Tomaschik (ozone at webgroup.org):
> >
> >   
> >> Must it be perl?  Seems wget would be perfect for the situation.
> >>
> >> Robert L. Harris wrote:
> >>     
> >>> Anyone have a script along these lines:
> >>>
> >>>   Log into https server with username/passwd
> >>>   Read a page
> >>>   Based on that page, download a file from that same site?
> >>>
> >>> I'm good at perl, but horrible with https/passwd, etc.  I could even do
> >>> with python or something if someone has a well documented example but I
> >>> haven't learned python, etc yet.
> >>>
> >>> Robert
> >>>
> >>>
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