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Re: WGA fails again - spectacularly!

__/ [ [H]omer ] on Monday 14 August 2006 11:07 \__

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
>> wget http://  forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/rss.aspx
>> wc http://  forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/rss.aspx >>
>> http://counter.li.org/
>> 
>> It's the idea that counts. Not the syntax... *smile*
> 
> Sure, however maybe "wc -l" would be a little more *realistic* ;)

Let's be pedantic.

roy@BAINE:~> wget http:// forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/rss.aspx
--11:12:52--  http:// forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/rss.aspx
           => `rss.aspx'
Resolving forums.microsoft.com... done.
Connecting to forums.microsoft.com[207.46.196.83]:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: http:// forums.microsoft.com/genuine/rss.aspx?siteid=25 [following]
--11:12:53--  http://forums.microsoft.com/genuine/rss.aspx?siteid=25
           => `rss.aspx?siteid=25'
Connecting to forums.microsoft.com[207.46.196.83]:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 49 [text/xml]

100%[====================================>] 49            47.85K/s    ETA
00:00

11:12:53 (47.85 KB/s) - `rss.aspx?siteid=25' saved [49/49]

Then, one needs an XML parser. Maybe extracting the logic from the thread
heading might be helpful too. What about lurkers to whom just witnessing a
similar problem is enough of an excuse to recoil in disgust...?

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