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On Apr 26, 6:48 pm, Ralf Fassel <ralf...(a)gmx.de> wrote:
> * Robert Heller <hel...(a)deepsoft.com>
> | set cmd [list wget --no-check-certificate --secure-protocol=SSLv3 \
> |       --post-data=\"userid=USERID&passws=PASSWD\"
>
> I don't think you need the " around the post-data here.  Usually they
> are used on the SHELL to quote spaces or other shell=special chars in
> the arguments.
> Simply
>   --post-data=userid=USERID&passws=PASSWD
> should do the trick.
>
> R'

Robert, you are absolutely right. Those quotes are the
problem in my case. Thanks!

Thanks also goes to the others who took the time to
explain the finer details and alternative solutions.

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