@guest,
well, i use FDM and yes you are right i can fill out the username en password, but the thing is, i won't forget that, but all my friends simply look over that setting, which in practice leads to and faulty download.
Is it really such a big deal to create an option for this?
It is only matter of adding the "username:password@" to the actual download url.
It will prevent a lot of headaches caused by users reporting the same problem time after time.
Also let's face fact, 90% of all users use IE6. IE6 does not support resuming, so most users get a download manager for that.
One of the best features of HFS is it resuming capability.
Therefore by ignoring downloadmanagers incapabilities is like ignoring HFS's resuming capabilities, for most users it just means that HFS will not work ALL the time, which would be totally unjustified.
Also improvements to compatibility with download managers have already been implemented by adding the option "specific HMTL for download managers" so then why not perfecting that option by making it add "username:password@" also?
@rejetto
Well i started FDM, then went to Downloads/Create new download.
Then i put in the full url with "username:password@" included and disabled the option "User name and password are required".
Fdm went downloading the file right away, so to answer your question, yes, the problem would be bypassed with an option to include full url.
Ruud