[PLUG] Downloading a video file

J. Hart jfhart085 at gmail.com
Sat Mar 28 02:32:35 UTC 2020


try this :

wget 
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/j9wpsjdja4mfm4r/COVID-19-Session-1-Video.mp4


On 03/28/2020 09:28 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> I was sent a URL to a long series of characters at 
> https://clicks.aweber.com/
> which is a 75 minute video file. Going to that address permits 
> watching it,
> but I'd like to download the file and watch it using local software.
>
> wget fails to download the file:
> wget 
> https://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=DiWTO&m=3Y_Yrb7MxYNRiQT&b=xWUTz.PwZ0LRrmDbvf3h1w
>
> [1] 18470 [2] 18471
> $ Redirecting output to ‘wget-log.1’
>
> The log says,
>
> --2020-03-27 17:25:06--  https://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=DiWTO
> Resolving clicks.aweber.com... 204.194.222.24
> Connecting to clicks.aweber.com|204.194.222.24|:443... connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
> 2020-03-27 17:25:06 ERROR 404: Not Found.
>
> yet the browser plays it.
>
> I must be missing a wget option. What might that be?
>
> Rich
>
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