Looking for software to download messages and bodies from Web Bulliten boards

[Lawrence M. Seldin, CMC, CPC]

I have Win 2k and am looking for a GUI software to download "messages or bodies" of bulletin boards
that I subscribe to.

Again, I would like to stress, I want to download the complete "messages or bodies", not just the
topic name for Bulletin boards on the Web.

My thought is to just give a URL, with my userid and password, and the software can download all of
the messages and bodies on my PC.

A program called Collisto just downloads the topic headers, I want to download the messages and
bodies.

Can someone recommend easy software to do this, hopefull "free or cheap"

Thanks for your help.

Lawrence M. Seldin, CMC, CPC
Author of POWER TIPS FOR THE APPLE NEWTON and INTRODUCTION TO CSP
Author of RECRUITSOURCE PEOPLESOFT EXAM and RECRUITSOURCE SAP/R3 EXAM


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[David H. Lipman]

Bulletin Boards are not News Servers and they don't support remote access via a TCP/IP
protocol such as TCP=119.

I think you are SOL !

--
Dave




| I have Win 2k and am looking for a GUI software to download "messages or bodies" of
bulletin boards
| that I subscribe to.
|
| Again, I would like to stress, I want to download the complete "messages or bodies", not
just the
| topic name for Bulletin boards on the Web.
|
| My thought is to just give a URL, with my userid and password, and the software can
download all of
| the messages and bodies on my PC.
|
| A program called Collisto just downloads the topic headers, I want to download the
messages and
| bodies.
|
| Can someone recommend easy software to do this, hopefull "free or cheap"
|
| Thanks for your help.
|
| Lawrence M. Seldin, CMC, CPC
| Author of POWER TIPS FOR THE APPLE NEWTON and INTRODUCTION TO CSP
| Author of RECRUITSOURCE PEOPLESOFT EXAM and RECRUITSOURCE SAP/R3 EXAM
|
|
| NOTE: To send me an email, remove TAKEOUT from my email address: (e-mail address removed)
|
| NOTE: My web home page: www.seldin.net

 

[John John]

Maybe this can help: http://www.httrack.com/

Probably not exactly what you are looking for but works well as a site
replicator. Once replicated the software can be set to just get new
files or changes on the site. If you decide to use it be careful as to
how you get it to spider or it will try to download the WHOLE web to
your pc!

John

 

[Lawrence M. Seldin, CMC, CPC]

Maybe this can help: http://www.httrack.com/

Probably not exactly what you are looking for but works well as a site
replicator. Once replicated the software can be set to just get new
files or changes on the site. If you decide to use it be careful as to
how you get it to spider or it will try to download the WHOLE web to
your pc!

John,

Some overkill. I just want to download BBS messages.

However, thank you for the suggestion.

Much appreciated.


Lawrence M. Seldin, CMC, CPC
Author of POWER TIPS FOR THE APPLE NEWTON and INTRODUCTION TO CSP
Author of RECRUITSOURCE PEOPLESOFT EXAM and RECRUITSOURCE SAP/R3 EXAM


NOTE: To send me an email, remove TAKEOUT from my email address: (e-mail address removed)

NOTE: My web home page: www.seldin.net