Module development and code questions

Hello! I have searched everywhere to try to find out how to download modules from CVS. In the past I have just gone through ViewCVS and copied/pasted the code... but now I need to download a module in its entirety (fckeditor).

Can somebody please tell me how to do this? Using shell or ftp or viewcvs or whatever works? If shell please give a precise example.

And please, no "if you don't already know then you shouldn't download from CVS" comments. I'm pretty capable, I just don't know how to do this one thing, as I am a learn-as-i-go type of gal.

Thanks much!

I have installed the internationalisation module on my site, following every step to detail on a fresh Drupal 4,5.2. It gave some errors in the beginning, but I patched it using CVS and it's now working without any apparent errors.

However, when I got to the site, I get an error on the front page saying 'Site not found'. In my log in admin, I see '404 error: nb-NO/node not found.'. nb-NO is my second installed language and the language pack works fine. However, there is no method of switching between the two languages either in admin or on the website.

I thought I would see the xstaic.module on cvs by now. Is there something wrong with it?

I am trying to figure out a way to do this:

-A user comes to the site and uploads a file. . .say "test.ext"
-The file prior to being saved is piped through a command line utility to append something on it
-then it is saved as normal and is accessable and all that good stuff. . .

Any help onhow I could do this???

Thanks!

Mathias (of ecommerce fame) recently completed work on a new module for my site, Poolitics, which enables users to maintain an account balance which can be used to purchase products (in the case of my site, entries in predictive contests).

when purchases are made via "account", the total is automatically deducted from the user's balance. additionally, the admin is able to manually adjust users' balances.

I'm adding a few features to the new fckeditor module (resize images on upload, per-user filemanager roots) and I need a secure way to pass the user's name to fckeditor. Naturally, I figured I'd just create a session, and then get the info using $_SESSION. Wow, big mistake.