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It won't do it automagically. You will still need to pipe it through a
script that can read the returned data for the form fields to be stuffed
and returned. It will make a good starting poing point as a scripted
tool to hammer a site with a list of user name and passwords and form
data as it can handle cookies.

I'm not sure how to save the downloaded file with a user-defined name
though.  
> 
> On Mon, 2004-10-04 at 23:10, James P. Kinney III wrote:
> > The tool you want is wget. It is a CLI so you can generate the command
> > structure and do anything you need. It supports SSl and cookies so you
> > can pound on and test/verify nearly any site.
> > 
> > On Mon, 2004-10-04 at 22:45, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> > > I'm needing to automate some extensive interaction with a Web site.
> > > 
> > > I need to be able to enter a username and password, hit links. fill in
> > > form fields, initiate a file download, and give the downloaded file a
> > > name of my choosing.
> > > 
> > > Is telnet to port 80 and expect the way to go, or is there a better
> > > "industrially correct" way?
> > > 
> > > - Jeff
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