> I think the problem is that HTTrack parameters have 
> a '%' character in them, and this trips up the 
Windows 
> 2000 or MS-DOS command lines, because '%' is used to 
> indicate environment variables. If this indeed is 
the 
> problem, then perhaps HTTrack could accept a 
> replacement character in its command line parameters 
> that would be treated the same as a '%' character. 

This is the case : use the & character (reserved on 
Un*x systems :) )

> Also, in order for the doit.log file to be created, 
> the download has to be started (and not just the 
> settings saved). It would be more convenient if 
> WinHTTrack could generate the parameters as soon as 
> the user has configured the options.

Well, mighrt be an idea, but the problem is that 
doit.log is not generated by the shell, but by the 
engine (httrack)

> By the way, to the authors, thanks for making 
HTTrack. 
> When I started using it, it was the best freeware 
web 
> site downloader available, and I appreciate you 
> continually adding features and listening to users.

Thanks :)