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[designatedvictim]

A question for anyone using these scripts. Are they still working? Mine last succeeded in authenticating on 1/5/26 (US).

I think there's been a change in the backend, and (so far) I haven't been able to adapt my script. I have a question on tech support, but I'm not holding my breath for a useful response.

You referring to the PHP or Windows Batch version? (Or your own 'Nix version?)

As posted, the batch version ought to be dropping curl_log_fileX.txt files in the execution directory. They may be helpful.

I run the PHP version at home. I did start running into significant connection issues starting just before New Years, but I've been assuming those are local connection issues.

 

[NotWise]

You referring to the PHP or Windows Batch version? (Or your own 'Nix version?)

As posted, the batch version ought to be dropping curl_log_fileX.txt files in the execution directory. They may be helpful.

I run the PHP version at home. I did start running into significant connection issues starting just before New Years, but I've been assuming those are local connection issues.

I had some connection issues before it finally stopped, but the last time it downloaded successfully was 1/5, and it stopped connecting at all some time after that.

I'm testing with the bash/curl script. I modified it to use the entire header specified by a successful login from my browser. I can make it work by specifying the user agent as "Mozilla/5.0" rather than curl. It's possible that the site restricted the user agents and excluded curl.

 

[designatedvictim]

I'm testing with the bash/curl script. I modified it to use the entire header specified by a successful login from my browser. I can make it work by specifying the user agent as "Mozilla/5.0" rather than curl. It's possible that the site restricted the user agents and excluded curl.

That sounds like a good idea to add, regardless.

I hadn't thought of doing that when I did my ports.

 

[NotWise]

That sounds like a good idea to add, regardless.

I hadn't thought of doing that when I did my ports.

Actually, now I've found that you only need to provide an empty string for the user-agent. That keeps curl from adding itself as user-agent, and apparently that's all that's required.

 

[designatedvictim]

This is the error message I'm getting. The last successful run was 1/7 at 12pm (noon) EDT, and the next scheduled run was at 1pm, and it has failed since then.

I hadn't checked in a few days and hadn't realized it was failing.

I meant to say this yesterday. You look like you're using my DOS Batch version. I forgot that all those REMark lines echo to the console, so you can just move the echo off line after the remark block to the beginning to reduce the clutter.