web restrictions at work
 

our site has banned the download of zip files :(
unfortunately it's quite comprehensive and i haven't managed to work out a subtle way of downloading them.

what does work is download accelerator, but if i'm found using that, i'll get a b0ll0kin.

Anyone know how they do that so that i can emulate it in vb. do they use their own proxy and rename the files from the proxy to the client? ie; are they no longer zips when they download to the client pc's d/l accelerator?

Mike

They have probably done that for a reason m8!! If you're found out "circumnavigating" the system then you'll get SACKED!!

any one else other that my dad want to answer ;)

Try renaming the .zip to something else on dload, then rename back again when finished :) Unless it blocks b4 u can even get the dload window. U could use a HTTP tunneler to get around this though.

Oh and then get sacked :) Remember all clicks are monitored.

:D

I is not your DAD :p

Just looking out for the impetuosity of yoof ;)

fosters,

easiest solution is to post the links to the files you want and let your fellow SN'ers get em and rename em and upload em again! O what shall we say, £10 a file???? :D

Hmmm progamming wise, couldnt you initiate an ftp/http connection and stream it into a local file with a different name, on the FTP component Ive got (for delphi) I can specifiy a host and localfile name, maybe theres a VB activex ftp control which might do the same?

Gary