opensourcer has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Can any one suggest me best way to download files from cnet.com using perl. I know the downloads are dynamic cnet doesn't show direct link. Thanks for all your help.

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Re: downloading files from cnet.com
by marto (Cardinal) on Mar 20, 2013 at 19:14 UTC

    That's against their terms and conditions, given that they survive on revenue from advertising that shouldn't be a surprise. Services like this tend to shutdown when they don't make money, which is inconvenient for legitimate users, and the former employees.

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      I'm just working on an automation stuff to test customers software. I think I'll probably stick with Selenium
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        So you're downloading your customers software from a third party site? Sounds legit.

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