Downloading with lynx or w3m, how to download as is, without gratuitous gzip

[Thomas Mueller]

> If you're just trying to grab a file, fetch(1) may prove adequate.
> (It's in base.)
  
> Peace,
> david
>-
> David H. Wolfskill  

I tried fetch, but got something entirely different, the stuff on the web page, but not the desired file.

File compression, such as PKZIP, Infozip, gzip, bzip2, 7-zip, RAR, xz are useful in places but can be overbearing in other places.

Compressing man pages is more pain in the ass than benefit.

Tom