following re-direction
[1/2] from: rchristiansen::pop::isdfa::sei-it::com at: 28-Dec-2000 17:12
There is a software site where they use some sort of re-direct to
send you to the correct URL for a download. For example, here is the
URL which appears on the page and which the browser sends back
to the server requesting the file...
http://www.bebits.com/bob/4515/3KBnewsreader.zip
The web server receives this URL and then re-directs the request to a
different URL. In this case I happen to know the URL (because it is
my software.)
http://www.beosjournal.com/rebol/3KBnewsreader.zip
In the console session, you can see the re-direction, but REBOL
only returns the domain and not the sub-directories nor the
destination file name.
>> read http://www.bebits.com/bob/4515/3KBnewsreader.zip
connecting to: www.bebits.com
connecting to: www.beosjournal.com
== {PK^C^D^T^@^@^@^H^@‰^BÜ(Õ¯ç^_...
Using REBOL, how can I find out the full URL I have been re-directed
to in this situation?
Thanks.
-Ryan
[2/2] from: larry:ecotope at: 28-Dec-2000 16:39
Hi Ryan
Here is one way to get the redirected URL:
>> port: open http://www.bebits.com/bob/4515/3KBnewsreader.zip
connecting to: www.bebits.com
connecting to: www.beosjournal.com
>>
>> probe port/url
http://www.beosjournal.com/rebol/3KBnewsreader.zip
== "http://www.beosjournal.com/rebol/3KBnewsreader.zip"
>> close port
>>
HTH
-Larry
----- Original Message -----
From: Ryan C. Christiansen <[RChristiansen--pop--isdfa--sei-it--com]>
To: <[rebol-list--rebol--com]>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 3:12 PM
Subject: [REBOL] following re-direction
There is a software site where they use some sort of re-direct to
send you to the correct URL for a download. For example, here is the
URL which appears on the page and which the browser sends back
to the server requesting the file...
http://www.bebits.com/bob/4515/3KBnewsreader.zip
The web server receives this URL and then re-directs the request to a
different URL. In this case I happen to know the URL (because it is
my software.)
http://www.beosjournal.com/rebol/3KBnewsreader.zip
In the console session, you can see the re-direction, but REBOL
only returns the domain and not the sub-directories nor the
destination file name.
>> read http://www.bebits.com/bob/4515/3KBnewsreader.zip
connecting to: www.bebits.com
connecting to: www.beosjournal.com
== {PK^C^D^T^@^@^@^H^@?^B\(U/g^_...
Using REBOL, how can I find out the full URL I have been re-directed
to in this situation?
Thanks.
-Ryan