wget/spider issues...

[Mostafa Z. Afgani]

bruce wrote:
> hi...
> 
> i'm trying to do a test on a password site using wget.  looked in the
> docs/online/etc.. and can't seem to use wget with a user/passwd combination.
> has anyone managed to use wget with a login user/passwd combination to
> access a passwd protected site.
> 
> given that i have access i should be able to get this to work. any
> thoughts/suggestions. if you have real world actions/usage with wget, i'd be
> interested in hearing your thoughts...
> 
> i'm using the following:
>  -> wget www.foo.com --http-user=demo --http-passwd=demo -r
> 
> thanks
> 
> -bruce
> 

try

wget http://user:passwd@www.foo.com/