Issue
When trying to download a file using wget you recieve a 403 forbidden error.
root@Fileserver html# wget [website]
--2010-12-20 20:40:40-- [website]
Resolving www.maani.us... 75.125.128.242
Connecting to www.maani.us|75.125.128.242|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 403 Forbidden
2010-12-20 20:40:41 ERROR 403: Forbidden.
Solution
wget -U firefox [website]
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