[COLUG] use wget to download a password web page

[travis at ilive4code.net]

The site doesn't use HTTP auth anywhere.

> Vincent Herried wrote:
>> I'm trying to use wget to access my account with
>> the columbus library web page.
>>
>> Anyone had any success with wget reading
>> a password protected web page?
>
> If the site uses HTTP Auth, you should be able to pass the username and
> password on the URL:
>    http://user:pass@site.com
>
> Though the wget manpage lists --user=user and --password=password,
> as well as --http-user and --http-password, as valid options.
>
>
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> gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 9CFA4B35
> 506C F8BB 17AE 8A05 0B49  3544 476A 7DEC 9CFA 4B35
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