> i set httrack to download this url:
> 
> <http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdreview/zones/reviews/pc/ap>
> r02/fifa02.html
> 
> ...with the following non-default options:
> 
> - number of connections: 5
> - timeout: 120
> - get html files first checked
> - do not purge old files checked
> - browser id: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.01; 
> Windows 98)
> - primary scan rule: store html files
> 
> after the initial download, the log said 12 files have 
> been written. i redownloaded the site again 
> immediately after using the 'update existing download' 
> option, but after completion the log still said 12 
> files have been written. since all the files are 
> identical and nothing has been updated, shouldn't 
> those files not get downloaded at all?> 
> tom

"Files written" actually specifies how many files total
in the website. What you should be looking at is "Files
updated". This is the value that indicates how many
files were new since you last updated the downloaded
website.