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Title: Direct download from easynews doesnt work
Post by: skippy911 on June 29, 2008, 12:12:25 PM

I tried to download a file with the scheduler. I copied the url, set the download path, and inputed my name and password. When I click test it fails. If I let the scheduled test run it fails. Any ideas?

Title: Re: Direct download from easynews doesnt work
Post by: ECF on July 10, 2008, 11:25:00 AM

If you are accessing a URL someplace on the Internet that required a username and password the scheduler will most likely not work unless it is an FTP site.

Im assuming you are accessing newsgroups or something like that?

Title: Re: Direct download from easynews doesnt work
Post by: glomad on October 03, 2008, 07:54:42 PM

Easynews uses HTTP basic authentication, which means you can include your username and password in the URL and it should work. Try this:

http://username:password@xxxx.easynews.com/xxxx

Just don't let anyone get a look at your download scheduler page ;)

Title: Re: Direct download from easynews doesnt work
Post by: glomad on October 03, 2008, 08:37:34 PM

I just tried this myself and I ran into the 120-character limit for URLs. This seems a little arbitrary... Is there a way around this limitation?

Title: Re: Direct download from easynews doesnt work
Post by: ECF on October 06, 2008, 01:20:03 PM

Are you able to now connect to it if you are withing the 120 character limitation you see?

I am sorry but there is currently no way around a limitation like this it would require a firmware update.