download manager good for capturing redirected download links?

[spoon2001]

Some of the DL managers I've tried have trouble when there is no direct
download link ... like on some major download sites where you click on a
"download" button and it seems the browser gets redirected several times
before it finally gets to a real download URL.

Has anybody found a download manager that does really well in capturing
these kinds of downloads?

p.s. I'm trying WellGet right now, am impressed, but haven't tested it out
on those pesky indirect links ...

 

[kenny]

the one I have seen that works on some... is www.flashget.com

you can also try the www.freedownloadmanager.org

 

[Henry The Mole]

Hello, spoon2001!
You wrote on Sun, 21 Aug 2005 11:16:56 -0500:

Has anybody found a download manager that does really well in
capturing these kinds of downloads?

DLExpert
http://www.yanew.com/

Kindly regards.

 

[Kittie Spit]

I've seen some descriptions posted recently to this group, but can't
recall the names. They were posted in the last couple weeks in response
to people asking about "Rapidshare hacks" or "Megaupload hacks" --
trying to cheat download sites that have hidden links & are MB limited
[ie, 20 meg in an hour, etc].

I am NOT recommending ANY hacks for above sites, just pointing out that
discussion of above included download managers that could get "hidden"
links from these sites.

I'd try searching rapidshare & hack or megaupload & hack in Google
Groups.

 

[Clif Notes]

Hi all,

I think you may never get some of these sites to show you a "real"
link.

Here's what I've figured out through observation of download links ...

On the server side, they place a file in a temporary folder for the
download, and as soon as you have the download, the temp file is
removed on their end.

You end up with a valid http:// link that goes nowhere.

 

[Bjorn Simonsen]

Some of the DL managers I've tried have trouble when there is no direct
download link ... like on some major download sites where you click on a
"download" button and it seems the browser gets redirected several times
before it finally gets to a real download URL.

FIW some browsers offers to "turn off redirection" (I know Opera
does). When you click a link that gets redirected, you will see the
(first) link it gets redirected to on page by it self, for you to
click (or copy) - or not. And so on...until you finally get there, to
the final download link.

All the best,
Bjorn Simonsen