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I get an error trying to connect now on Windows 7 using http://[::1]:8085/ ->
Invalid URL

The URL http://[::1]:8085/ contains characters that are not valid in the location they are found.
The reason for the problem may be a mistyped URL, but the URL may also be an attempt to trick you into visiting a website which you might mistake for a site you trust.

I've reported on Opera's forums, but I'm wondering - localhost:8085 doesn't work either but it does in IE9. Now, I know about: http://wiki.sabnzbd.org/faq#toc9 - but if this is specifically an Opera problem, why does localhost:port work in Opera (11.52 and 11.60) to connect to Sickbeard *and* couchpotato? If it's an Opera problem, it should fail to access those programs as well...

Anyone have better ideas than me having to change everything . . .?

And how about http://127.0.0.1:8085/ ? First check with IE, then with Opera.

Ok, this is really weird. http://127.0.0.1:8085/ doesn't work in IE - Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage or Opera - Could not connect to remote server

Check that the address is spelled correctly, or try searching for the site.

Ok, crisis averted, they fixed whatever the localhost bug was in 0.6.12, so now Opera works again... Sorry for the freak out. Also, the Opera extension for sabnzbd is cool.

In the next release this fix will be removed.
Yes it does solve your problem, but it causes problems on several other platforms...

The basic problem is that an OS can publish multiple IPs for localhost.
A typical modern OPS will say that localhost can be 127.0.0.1 (IPv4) and ::1 (IPv6).
The problem is that browser sometimes have a different preference than the OS.
So SABnzbd asks the OS for its favorite localhost and it will tell that its ::1.
However, some browsers think they know better and use 127.0.0.1 any way.

The problem with the fix is that some OSses say that localhost is ::1 or 127.0.0.1,
even when they do not have IPv6 support enabled.
When SABnzbd subsequently tries to open ::1, it will fail because the OS refuses.

Well, I guess no more updates to Sabnzbd+ for me then. I'm glad there's one that works correctly on Windows 7. I can't see why you'd get rid of the fix... This issue has always only been with SABnzbd+ - I'd look at whatever Sickbeard and CouchPotato are doing, at least sickbeard is open source, and has always worked on Win7...

There will be a better solution in 0.7.0.
It's just that we need more test time on different platforms.
BTW: SickBeard and CouchPotato have the same problem.

Which problem? They worked and continue to just work for me... on Win7... with Opera... Or is the problem with the other OSs? Anyway, I'll wait and hope 0.7.0 will also work with Opera...

Thanks

As long as you use 127.0.0.1 or the actual IP address of your system, Opera will work just fine.
Check the "Host" field in Config->General.

I was stoked when 0.6.10 started working using the same the url, them shattered when it stopped working in 0.6.14, ok I will try the old url http://[::1]:8080/sabnzbd but now both dont work.

Once I know to change the "Host" field in Config->General to the machines IP, it is great. Maybe if this was in FAQ but about getting it working with Opera because even the old url no longer working.

I love sabnzbd+, great program;)

Did you clear your browser's cache?
0.6.14 works the same way as 0.6.10, so it should work.
Having said that, I haven't looked at Opera for ages.