From: Joel VanderWerf Date: 2009-05-28T01:19:58+09:00 Subject: Re: Download csv file from secure web site (https Alice Gheorghiu wrote: > 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 it works at all, it would be something like: ssh username@desired_website.com but the fact that there is a https interface does not imply that there is an ssh interface. They are handled by different server software, and unless the provider explicitly set up an ssh server, it won't be there. And for that matter, having an account on the https server doesn't imply having an account that you can access via ssh, even if the ssh server is running. It sounds like a task for something like mechanize[1], but I don't know how it is with https. Some others on this list will know, I hope... or try googling for "ruby mechanize https". [1] http://mechanize.rubyforge.org/mechanize/ -- vjoel : Joel VanderWerf : path berkeley edu : 510 665 3407