From: Alice Gheorghiu <gheorghiua@...>
Date: 2009-05-28T01:05:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Download csv file from secure web site (https

Alice Gheorghiu wrote:
> Reid Thompson wrote:
>> Alice Gheorghiu wrote:
>>> directly on my linux server?
>>> Any insight/code-example will be deeply appreciated.
>>> Thanks so much, -- Alice
>> 
>> can you ssh/scp directly to the secure http site (https) from a command 
>> line on
>> the linux host?
> $ scp user_name@secure.http.site:/path/to/file
> /path/to/download/to/filename
Tried ssh and I am getting error as follows in the ssh command:
$ ssh username@https://www.desired_website.com/pageWLinkToReport.php
$ ssh: https://www.desired_website.com/pageWLinkToReport.php: Name or
service not known
>> If so, you should be able to setup a passwordless login for scp and get 
>> the file
>> via a cron'd job using scp (google  ssh passwordless login) 
- not possible yet but maybe - I can ask the data provider to set our 
account up for automaticdownload?
I spoke with both data providers and they cannot help much. Any 
suggestions of Ruby articles or sample code that may treat a similar 
problem? Thanks again so very much.
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