Two problems:

1. The -c argument just saves the cookies to a file, the actual returned page is still
going to stdout. If you want the actual page to go to a file, use the -o or -O options.
2. http://mail.yahoo.com doesn't set any cookies, so there's nothing to store.

>>>> John_Dutcher_at_URMC.Rochester.edu 10/27/04 02:48PM >>>
>
>I execute the following at the Windows XP command prompt:
>
>curl -c cookie.txt http://mail.yahoo.com <http://mail.yahoo.com>
>
>I expected the download to go to: 'cookie.txt' ......

 
>instead it displays on stdout....what did I miss ??

Cheers,

Bill Mercer - National Center for Construction Education and Research
3600 NW 43rd St
Gainesville, Florida 32606
http://www.nccer.org
Phone 352-334-0911 Fax 352-334-0932
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Received on 2004-10-27