I just walked to the grocery store and back while thinking about it -- and I suspect you are correct. I'm able to log in and navigate using Mech, even though I see some Javascript on the page, but I think this download is asynchronous, thus it relies on JS, thus Mech can't catch it. Ugh.
I'd love to be able to try something like headless Chrome, but I don't think I'll be able to persuade my client to take that route. The low-tech alternative would be to have someone manually download the file every couple of days, and then upload it to the local server (which I manage). Thanks for your reply, and your original post -- it's always good to read about success stories.
Alex / talexb / Toronto
Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. Groklaw -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.
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