After using IHG getting URLCASH error

[birdnv]

A very good plugin! Thanks.
However after using IHG for couple of times on urlcash links, it seems urlcash is locking me out with
"ERROR! Counter needs reset... Call support! REF: RMA-SW643753520ZOP"
Does anyone know how to fix this?

I believe this has got to do with blocking of my IP address by urlcash.
Does anyone have a host file modified to include a proxy website address?
e.g., to grab "http://www.webproxysite.com/browse.php/110206813c61d37Oi8vYTR1LnVybGdhbGxlcmllcy5uZXQvYmxvZ19nYWxsZXJ5LnBocD9pZD0yMTEwMDg5JnQ9MiZnPVtIQV0rLStBbm5hK1MrLStEcmFwZXJpZXM_3D/b1/fnorefer/"

[imagedawg]

You need to post some sample urlcash links that are giving you trouble.

[birdnv]

So any regexp guru who can do this:

Gallery Page:
http://www.webproxysite.com/browse.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fa4u.urlgalleries.net%2Fblog_gallery.php%3Fid%3D2110757%26t%3D2%26g%3DEve%2B-%2BHypnotic&b=4

Image Link:
http://www.webproxysite.com/browse.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fa4u.urlgalleries.net%2Fimage.php%3Fcn%3D20%26uid%3Die3kd62vk3%26where%3Durlcash.net&b=4

[web_surfer]

I've never seen that error on urlcash. IHG works well on urlcash, I don't think they're locking you out. Maybe the server was down or something.

[imagedawg]

I'm getting a "Can't find new host function" error on these links, web_surfer.  Here's what the Firefox error console shows:

Error: [Exception... "'IHG error: can't find new host function for requeue in genericHostFunc' when calling method: [nsIDOMEventListener::handleEvent]"  nsresult: "0x8057001e (NS_ERROR_XPC_JS_THREW_STRING)"  location: "<unknown>"  data: no]

Could it have something to do with the intervening ad page between the gallery and the pics pages?  That page requires a button push to continue past it.

[birdnv]

i think web_surfer is right, because i tried the urlcash sites later and they were working.
also you can add the following to your host file to get the webproxysite (for urlcash) link to work.

---
<host id="webproxysite">
<urlpattern>^http:\/\/www\.webproxysite\.com\/browse\.php\?u=http\%3A\%2F\%2F.*urlgalleries\.(com\%2F|net\%2Fimage\.php\%3F)</urlpattern>
<searchpattern><![CDATA[function(pageData, pageUrl) {
 var retVal = new Object();
 var newPageUrl = pageData.match(/linkDestUrl\s=\s'(.+?)'/);
 var iUrl = newPageUrl;
 iUrl = iUrl[1];
 iUrl = iUrl.replace(/%3A/gi, ":");
 iUrl = iUrl.replace(/%2F/gi, "/");
 iUrl = iUrl.replace(/%3F/gi, "?");
 iUrl = iUrl.replace(/%3D/gi, "=");
 
 if (!iUrl) {
  retVal.imgUrl = null;
  retVal.status = "ABORT";
  }
 else {
  retVal.imgUrl = iUrl;
  retVal.status = "REQUEUE";
  }
 return retVal;
 }]]></searchpattern>
</host>
---

[imagedawg]

birdnv, the latest hostfile doesn't seem to handle the pic links on the following page:

http://a4u.urlgalleries.net/blog_gallery.php?id=2110757&t=2&g=Eve+-+Hypnotic

I'll try your code and see what happens.

*****

The additional code doesn't have any effect on the Eve+-+Hypnotic pics gallery above (no surprise).  If your IHG installation downloads that gallery, please let me know.

[birdnv]

imagedawg, the host code above is for this link:
http://www.webproxysite.com/browse.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fa4u.urlgalleries.net%2Fblog_gallery.php%3Fid%3D2110757%26t%3D2%26g%3DEve%2B-%2BHypnotic&b=4&f=norefer

which is what the proxy returns for
http://a4u.urlgalleries.net/blog_gallery.php?id=2110757&t=2&g=Eve+-+Hypnotic.

The issue is actually after a couple of downloads, urlcash gets into "ERROR! Counter needs reset... Call support!", which seems to get reset after some hours. After which IHG works with its default host file.

To overcome while urlcash shows the error use the actual gallery link through a proxy like the one mentioned above and use my host code. IHG does not have a problem, its just that urlcash does not allow more than certain number of downloads.

[imagedawg]

birdnv,

I wasn't clear.  The point I was making with my last post was that the gallery as linked directly at

http://a4u.urlgalleries.net/blog_gallery.php?id=2110757&t=2&g=Eve+-+Hypnotic

does not seem to be handled by the latest hostfile.  The requeue step doesn't seem to work.

As for "ERROR! Counter needs reset... Call support!", I've never seen that message.  And, at the moment, this other link

http://www.webproxysite.com/browse.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fa4u.urlgalleries.net%2Fblog_gallery.php%3Fid%3D2110757%26t%3D2%26g%3DEve%2B-%2BHypnotic&b=4&f=norefer

doesn't work for me, either (even with your code added to my hostfile).

Are you saying that you've got your installation of IHG downloading from that webproxysite link?  All I get is a blank IHG window (no links showing) with the "Running" status message.

And have you tried to download the gallery directly from the first link above?  If so, with what results?

[cybormatt]

I've seen the "ERROR! Counter needs reset... Call support! REF: RMA-SW643753520ZOP" message before.  I was corresponding with a fellow who ran into this message and I was baffled.  Then what it came down to is that if you download thousands of images in a row without a break, you will get that message.  It originates from urlgalleries.  The fix for this is to download about 500 or less images at a time, let it sit for a couple of minutes, then start up again.  I wish there was a better way to get around this, but it seems they put an anti-leeching mechanism on their server.

[Zevel]

I started getting the "counter needs reset" error.
Does anyone know how long does it take to reset?

[cybormatt]

24 hours.

Try to limit the number of images you put into the queue to 500 or less.

Add about 500... wait a short while, then add 500 more.

It seems to only do that once you place 1000+ images in the queue, and IHG downloads all the images without pause.

Otherwise, the annoying counter message comes up and you have to wait a whole day.

[Zevel]

I found that if you change your IP, it resets the counter.

Here's what I did, using a router:

1. Navigated to the the router UI
2. Released the lease
3. Changed the router's MAC address (my ISP caches IP assresses)
4. Renewed the lease

Presto, counter reset.

[cybormatt]

yeah that works too...  The sucky thing for me is that I have to reset the cable modem too... and that damn thing takes forever to boot up.