Is FlashGet safe to use?

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Sherman Willden
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Is FlashGet safe to use?

Post by Sherman Willden »

I found a download tool that allows me to download everything on a web page at once so no more single clicking on mp3 and wav files. The question is, is it safe?

Thank you;

Sherman
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Robert Leaman
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Post by Robert Leaman »

You might consider Leechget. This is program that can parse a URL and show the file types on the page. Then, one can slelct what file types are downloaded. It can manage multiple connections, pause and resume, and shows progress of a download. With multiple connections, I have seen downloads at 410KB/sec on DSL.
www.leechget.net/en/
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Wiz Feinberg
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Post by Wiz Feinberg »

Prepare yourself for a bunch of 403 responses, if you use that program to download links in advance.

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