newzbin no longer working?

[flo1984]

hello,

getting follow message:

2008-10-20 15:43:25,351 ERROR [newzbin] Newzbin server changed its protocol

:-(,

Greetings Flo

[switch]

Working fine over here.

Somehow you are not getting the proper response from newzbin, I would wait a while to see if this gets fixed either on the newzbin end or your networks end.

[hal]

Although I haven't seen the specific error message as the original poster, Newzbin is also not working for me.

I have configured the Config/Newzbin/Account info section, so authentication should be working.
I have added the RSS feed using Config/RSS, as per http://sabnzbd.wikidot.com/Configure+RSS

Despite this, no downloads are displayed when I press the Preview button.

Would someone either suggest something I could try, or could we confirm this as a bug?

Thanks
Hal

[rAf]

Working for me...

[shypike]

Despite this, no downloads are displayed when I press the Preview button.

Are you sure the authentication is still correct?
Your login data is embedded in the newzbin RSS URI and I'm not sure
these URL's are valid forever.
Can you try to re-generate the RSS-URL from the newzbin website?

[hal]

Thanks for your reply, shypike.
I had already regenerated the RRS-URI when I created my last post.

"Your login data is embedded in the newzbin RSS URI and I'm not sure these URL's are valid forever."

Actually, if you remove the Auth= part from the RSS URI, there is no need to authenticate to see a Newzbin custom search (although you would have to in order to see a saved search).  However, only if you browser is authenticated can you view the report (otherwise you are directed to the login page).

If sabnzbd+ is changed to allow unauthenticated RSS URI, but then ensures it is authenticated in order to download the NZB file, then this will mean that the RSS URI will never expire.
Do you think it would be possible to include this enhancement in one of the future versions of SABnzbd+?
Alternatively, it could automatically try the URI with and without the Auth GET parameter, if one or other fails.

BTW, could you tell me where and if SABnabd logs a message if it is unable to authenticate to Newzbin?

Grateful thanks
Hal

[switch]

If sabnzbd+ is changed to allow unauthenticated RSS URI, but then ensures it is authenticated in order to download the NZB file, then this will mean that the RSS URI will never expire.

SABnzbd already works in this way, we just fetch the listed url, the authentication (if any) is handled on newzbin's side using the fauth.

I see no reason why your url wouldn't work if it works in a broweser that does not have cookie data saved (try viewing in a different browser)

[hal]

Switch, you have misunderstood me, I'm afraid.
I only spoke about a browser in my last post to explain what happens when you try to view a report while not authenticated.  Obviously, SABnzbd+ is unable to show the login screen when newzbin requires authentication for a page but, in contrast, a browser can.

To reitterate, fauth is NOT required to view the RSS (sorry, I actually meant "fauth" not "Auth" in my last post).  In my opinion, SABnzbd+ should use the Config/Newzbin/Account info section to authenticate to download the NZB file.  It should also use this info to view the RSS if SABnzbd+ fails authentication rather than the fauth, so that the RSS URI *never* expires.

Thanks
Hal

[shypike]

If you enter a newzbin RSS URI, without the fauth part, it just works.

Example:

https://www.newzbin.com/browse/category ... 2&feed=rss

SABnzbd always downloads the NZB files through the official newzbin API and uses the
specified username and password.

So, what is your point exactly?

[flo1984]

Working fine over here.

Somehow you are not getting the proper response from newzbin, I would wait a while to see if this gets fixed either on the newzbin end or your networks end.

It's fixed for me I think it was a temp. problem @ newzbin. I think problem came because bookmarking a file that is tagged as not completed :-).

Greetings

Flo

[hal]

I am using WinXP, with SABnzbd-0.4.5RC2.

The following RSS feed does not work for me.
http://

Error in log:
"WARNING [RSS] Failed to retrieve RSS from"


This is my configuration:
[rss]
[[myshow]]
uri = http://
cat = ""
pp = 3
script = None
enable = 1
filter0 = "", 3, None, A, *

[newzbin]
username = myuser
password = mypass
bookmarks = 0
unbookmark = 0
bookmark_rate = 60

When I click the Preview button,  no RSS items are listed.


Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Hal

[switch]

Did you take the fauth tag out of the url for posting purposes? If not your url is wrong.

Go to the search page, right click on the RSS icon and use that address.

[hal]

Switch

Ah, thank you - I see where I was going wrong now.  For some reason I had left the search on one of my custom saved searches (as reflected by the "ss" get parameter), which is why the fauth parameter was required.

Now I have the following rss URI, which works fine (without the fauth parameter).


http://

[hal]

Following on from my last post, the following RSS URI returns the error below, even though SABnzbd can successfully access the feed (although admittedly the feed is empty):

WARNING [RSS] Failed to retrieve RSS from...

http://

I feel that no errors should be generated in this situation.

Many thanks again
Hal

[switch]

Yes, empty feeds will cause an error. Not sure if there is a ticket about this yet, if not I will file one.

Not throwing errors for empty feeds may reduce the effectiveness of detecting bad feeds, however I am aware it is annoying as it is common if there is filtering taking place on the feed.