Sep292011

How can I copy content from a forum that requires registration?

peter101 asks:

I tried both wget and HTTTrack, but both have the same problem, they only copy the first page that required registration and yes I typed my username and password on HTTTrack and nothing change. Any ideas?

Sorry if this question is similar to a previous one, but I have only two days until the forum is gone forever and I didn’t know if I get any response from the other thread.



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Jeff Fabish

September 29, 2011

I can only encourage that you try other website copiers in search for one that will actually authenticate you. If you provide a link to the forum I could try it myself as well.

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Jack Cola

September 30, 2011

Register an account, log in, and copy and past.

You may want to look at these posts too:

Part 1: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/build-basic-web-crawler-pull-information-website/
Part 2: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/build-webcrawler-part-2/

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Tina

October 2, 2011

Peter,

were you able to back up the forum before it closed? Please let us know which tool worked for you, if any. Thank you!