automated download

[darksaiyan]

can somebody tell me if there is any software that makes possible to schedule (queue list) downloads. Namely, there is a site from where I want to download some files (>100MB) but it's restricted to download one file at the time per person and since you would have to wait 5hrs for one file to start downloading (because of a queue list that is "situated" on the server)...
I would greatly appreciate if someone could help.
thanks in advanced

 

[Larry K]

Couple things:

1) set up a chron job?
2) make a program to down load it.... make a loop that downloads every 5 hours
3) get some automated software that copies your mouse/key strokes, go through the process, record it... then play it over and over

 

[gruntwerk]

linux
at now ftp1.sh
*------ftp1.sh
/usr/bin/ftp </home/username/ftp1.in &
exit
*------ftp1.in
prompt
lcd /home/username
open ftp.telus.net
anonymous
username@domain.com
cd /pub/fedora/linux/core/1/i386/iso/
get yarrow-i386-disc1.iso
bye
*--------------

or in windows
schedule a job
ftp /s:ftp1.in

should do what you want

Change get to reget for failed downloads... that way it starts where it left off

 

[ekÆsine]

it might be as easy as using flashget or getright download manager and setting maximum simultaeous downloads to 1.

 

[darksaiyan]

finally...

yes thank you for that, I was looking for a simple software to do the job...again thanks