http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12824
Summary: simtel download helper puts up gui, but won't download Product: Wine Version: CVS/GIT Platform: Other URL: http://www.simtel.net/product.download.mirrors.php?id=18 258 OS/Version: other Status: NEW Keywords: download, Installer Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: shdocvw AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: dank@kegel.com
Simtel, bless their reincarnated soul, has switched to an awful mandatory download helper scheme which doesn't work with wine. It seems to need javascript / mshtml integration.
Found while looking into bug 10087.