# Win HT Track- can I do this?

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**Created:** [October 6, 2001, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ht-track-can-i-do-this/85796 "2001-10-06T16:49:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2001, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ht-track-can-i-do-this/85796/1 "2001-10-06T16:49:45Z")

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I have a program called Win HT Track that I use to download my Internet class information- it allows you to essentially download a website for offline viewing. Since I like to study at places that don’t always have an Internet connection, I thought this would be a great solution.

Is there a problem if I do this with the SDMB? (some areas?) I’m thinking that then I can browse it at my convenience/offline. I do not intend to use that information for any distribution, just my personal use.

I am fuzzy on how this falls with the rules here, and I don’t want to get in trouble.

As far as I can tell, it’s no different then going to each thread and copying it into a word document for later reading. The program just lets you grab more at once so you don’t have to go to each and every link yourself.

Opinions? Rules?

Zette

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ht-track-can-i-do-this/85796/2 "2001-10-07T02:24:29Z")

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IANA Administrator, but I wouldn’t see any problem with it. It doesn’t sound any different from clicking on Save as Web Page.

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**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ht-track-can-i-do-this/85796/3 "2001-10-07T02:34:02Z")

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I would say it depends on how it works. Think what it means to download a website. The SDMB doesn’t have static HTML pages to download; they are dynamically built each time you access them. You certainly wouldn’t want to try to download the entire message board database, so I think you would need to run some sort of script to select what you want. I’m guessing that for this type of website, it wouldn’t be a good idea.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ht-track-can-i-do-this/85796/4 "2001-10-07T18:33:27Z")

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It sounds like what you’re describing would go to every single link in a page, and download those links, too. In other words, using this program would be roughly equivalent to you reading every single thread in a forum, at once… Which would be a definite no-no.

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**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ht-track-can-i-do-this/85796/5 "2001-10-07T22:37:25Z")

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Thanks for the replies. Chronos, I have no idea what that means, but I take it that the answer is “no”. I shall act appropriately. Thanks!

Zette