Hello tong2shot and other devs :-) Specifics: OS: Windows Vista SP2 en-US x86, fully updated (including July's 2016 MS updates) JRE: 7u111 32bit, released on 20/07/2016 (latest 7) FRD: 0.9u4 (semi-portable mode, uses -p switch) GeoIP plugin: 1.0.0 Tor plugin: 1.0.2 ITV plugin: 1.3.0 Location: non-UK After many months since my previous ITVhub download, today I tried to fetch: Tom Daley: Diving For Gold On this very laptop, I recall in early spring that after a wait of some seconds (20-30), the RTMP download would start at great speeds, so all was fine - different MS updates and JRE version back then, of course... Today, the download would stall forever at the "GETTING" stage :S I exited FRD, then went into the "config" directory and saw that a "tor-gb" folder wasn't present there :-( After consulting the debug app.log, it dawned on me that I had to also re-install the JCE Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files 7 that were inadvertently deleted during some different JRE versions tests... After those were properly installed (inside "C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\lib\security\"), now when I retry the posted ITVhub link I do get a "config\tor-gb" folder created, but the download quickly fails with an "ERROR - File is not available anymore" message :X :X Debug app.log has been attached! The thing is the file IS available! It can be viewed on the ITVhub site (a UK HTTP Proxy/VPN and a user account are both needed), but, what's more important, it can also be downloaded with FRD if it is configured to use a UK HTTP Proxy (not blacklisted by ITV). I'd prefer to have the Tor plugin working instead, so any tips/advice are most welcome! Do I need to do something else with my Java installation? Is this issue ITV related? I verified the Tor plugin works correctly with BBC iPlayer URLs (albeit with many attempts) in that I do get the subtitles (.srt files) of TV shows, while of course no actual FLV video files (all RTMP CDNs have been geo-blocked long ago and require currently a non-blacklisted UK VPN or UK SOCKS proxy). Hoping there's still a fix for Tor+ITV :-P Best regards https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18064/_subject_#msg-18064 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 03:19:36 +0000 Phorum 5.2.10 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18108/_subject_#msg-18108 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18108/_subject_#msg-18108 ntoskrnl FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Fri, 12 Aug 2016 16:35:37 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18091/_subject_#msg-18091 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18091/_subject_#msg-18091 @chancemimi

... Your report is incomplete and inconsistent in many ways:

> with the same proxy that still can get
> bbc iplayer video and subtitles down

As far as is known and verified many times recently,
a simple HTTP UK PROXY, even if not yet blocked
by the BBC, will fail to get you a TV .flv file from overseas.
FRD's bbc.co.uk plugin v1.3.1 relies upon
RTMP streams to fetch iPlayer TV; since more than
a year ago both available CDNs
(akamai "vod-rtmp-uk-live.edgesuite.net" & limelight
"bbcfmt.fcod.llnwd.net") have been geo-blocked
at server level.
Level3 CDN that used to deliver 720p TV files and
was not blocked, was decommissioned for that very
reason (to stop overseas access of HD files).

If you configure FRD to use a specific UK HTTP proxy,
then Tor plugin will be disabled but, as said, an .srt subs
file is all you'll get.
If you don't use a UK HTTP proxy in FRD and have enabled
Tor inside bbc.co.uk plugin v1.3.1 options, then again at best
(after a number of "Cancel and Resume" cycles) you'll only
get the subs.

If you configure FRD to use a non-blocked SOCKS4 proxy,
that may work with TV RTMP downloads, but use of
SOCKS proxy again disables Tor plugin with the BBC
(so does the use of a full-blown VPN connection).

If you are using a custom HTTP/SOCKS proxy or VPN
to download BBC TV (possibly the AdobeHDS/AppleHLS streams)
with some other tool, then I fail to see why that fact
would be related to what FRD does (or doesn't do,
for that matter!).

> When using FRD on ITV (snipped), FRD says:
> error: UK Tor Exit Node blocked; try again via "Cancel and Resume"

That particular message you are getting has been added
in the recent ITV.com plugin update and should be issued
under the following scenario:
1. YOU ARE NOT USING ANY METHOD
OF SPOOFING YOUR LOCATION TO BE IN THE UK.
(If you are, then by acquiring beforehand a UK IP
address, the Tor plugin responsible for the above message
should've been disabled!).
2. The (random) UK Tor exit node you connected to
via the Tor plugin has been blacklisted by ITV.
BBC and ITV are completely different providers
and block overseas access via different methods
(and quite possibly impose different IP blacklists).
Trying the suggestion in the error message may
eventually work...

If in fact you are getting the posted error message
by employing some location spoofing technique
(other than FRD's Tor plugin), then it is possible
that your method has been blocked by ITV, too,
and the message itself is deceptive; it would then
mean a design flaw in the recent ITV plugin,
where "UK Tor exit nodes" shouldn't have been mentioned
(more likely your "acquired" UK IP address has
been blocked - or "This video is not available
in your area" the BBC plugin produces...).

Have you tried the repeated "Cancel and Resume" method?

In order for your issue to get proper attention
1. Post full FRD app.log
2. Post in the body of your message any
additional info that would help the devs, e.g.
a) OS version
b) JRE (with details about installed - or not - UnlimitedJCEJDK files)
c) Physical location
d) Any technique employed to mask real physical location,
especially if used alongside FRD

Regards]]> TVjunkie FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Sun, 07 Aug 2016 03:17:29 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18090/_subject_#msg-18090 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18090/_subject_#msg-18090 error: UK Tor Exit Node blocked; try again via "Cancel and Resume"]]> chancemimi FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Sun, 07 Aug 2016 00:47:20 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18086/_subject_#msg-18086 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18086/_subject_#msg-18086
Sadly, most users are not capable of installing the policy files, so we ought to take a look at what has changed and rectify the issue in FRD.]]> ntoskrnl FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Thu, 04 Aug 2016 23:47:53 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18081/_subject_#msg-18081 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18081/_subject_#msg-18081 -------------------------------------------------------
> Perhaps the ITV.com plugin could be patched so as
> to
> print something other than the false
> "ERROR - File is not available anymore" it gives
> currently; maybe:
>
> ERROR - UK Tor Exit Node blocked; try again via
> "Cancel & Resume"

Patch applied in plugin v1.3.1, thanks.


> I am sorry tong, not the case on my system :S
> I downloaded and installed latest JRE 8u102
> (jre-8u102-windows-i586.exe) from
> [www.oracle.com]
> loads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html
>
> As I already wrote about JRE 7u111, in order for
> the Tor plugin
> to work on my system (creation of ".config/tor-gb"
> subdirectory),
> I, too, had to install the UnlimitedJCEPolicyJDK8
> files from
> JCE Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files
> 8
> After that, the Tor plugin works, but the
> "offending" line does appear inside my ITV logs
> (see attachment).
> As long as that line isn't fatal with my ITV
> downloads,
> are you of the opinion it can just be ignored?

I forgot to mention that I also have UnlimitedJCEJDK8 (auto) installed. Whether the error message can just be ignored, maybe ntoskrnl can answer that.]]> tong2shot FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Thu, 04 Aug 2016 15:39:51 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18080/_subject_#msg-18080 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18080/_subject_#msg-18080 -------------------------------------------------------
> Is this version (7u111) publicly available?
> If not, it might not be worth fixing
> because there are not many users.

Many greetings, ntoskrnl! (:D

I get my non-publicly released versions of JRE 7
through a friend in the University, where they have
paid Oracle Support; this is because I am using
an older payware (no longer supported/developed)
that doesn't run well with JRE 8; it appears JRE 7
is the highest it can work with as expected :-(

But a thorough google search does reveal
there exist people generous enough that are
willing to share ;-)

> The "Failed to remove cryptography restrictions" is odd and should not occur
> – seems like something has changed in the JRE.

Unfortunately, I know nothing about Java,
so can't assess the importance of that message :S

I have currently 3 installers of JRE7 on disk:
1. jre-7u80-windows-i586.exe (EOL'd last public release)
2. jre-7u101-windows-i586.exe (previous non-public release)
3. jre-7u111-windows-i586.exe (latest non-public release)

I did some tests and here are my results:

1. With jre-7u80 and jre-7u101, for Tor plugin to work at all
(creation of ".config/tor-gb" subdirectory) I don't have to install
the UnlimitedJCEPolicyJDK7 files; my ITV logs don't contain
the offending "Failed to remove cryptography restrictions" line!

2. On the contrary, with latest jre-7u111 I do have to install
the UnlimitedJCEPolicyJDK7 files for creation of
".config/tor-gb" subdirectory. As you were able to see in my
original post, my ITV logs do contain the line you quoted!

I hope you get some more sense from all that than me... :-P

tong2shot wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> I can't reproduce the "Failed to remove cryptography restrictions" on 1.8.0_101.

I am sorry tong, not the case on my system :S
I downloaded and installed latest JRE 8u102
(jre-8u102-windows-i586.exe) from [www.oracle.com]

As I already wrote about JRE 7u111, in order for the Tor plugin
to work on my system (creation of ".config/tor-gb" subdirectory),
I, too, had to install the UnlimitedJCEPolicyJDK8 files from
JCE Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files 8
After that, the Tor plugin works, but the
"offending" line does appear inside my ITV logs (see attachment).
As long as that line isn't fatal with my ITV downloads,
are you of the opinion it can just be ignored?

Many regards]]> TVjunkie FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Thu, 04 Aug 2016 06:06:45 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18079/_subject_#msg-18079 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18079/_subject_#msg-18079 -------------------------------------------------------
> I can reproduce this issue. I change the exception type in my local repo
> and I get more meaningful error message:
> "This video is not available in your region"
> (snip)
> indicate that ITV blocks UK Tor exit nodes.

Hi tong2shot and many apologies for not getting back to you sooner 8-)
Real life problems, you see...:-(

Many thanks for testing this, it confounded my fears
ITV had something to do with it... :X

HOWEVER, I did some further tests on my own,
so please do read on...

> I also test UK Tor exit nodes via Tor Browser,

Thanks for that - it was you that made me remember
I had a copy of the FirefoxESR-based Tor Browser
in a portable format inside one of my external HDDs.
Once I located it, I first had to enable Flash NPAPI plugin
in Tor Browser (which is a big no-no, because it leaks your IP,
among other private identifiable data... :X );
I already had a (bogus) account with ITV, so I then began
my own tests: Let me just say that they don't blacklist
all UK exit nodes in a blanket fashion!

The very first time I tried, my GB exit node was "163.172.211.135";
that specific one was BL, hence see attachment "TorBrowserITVFailure.jpg"
Once I exited and then relaunched, I got me another GB exit node,
"37.130.227.133", that was WL! The video in question started to play,
see attachment "TorBrowserITVSuccess.jpg"
On another later relaunch of the Tor Browser I was again lucky
with exit node "37.139.64.123", see attachment "TorBrowserITVSuccess2.jpg"

Having my hopes rekindled after the Tor Browser results,
I went back to FRD: After a nerve-wracking situation of maybe more
than ten consecutive cycles of "Cancel & Resume", I was finally able
to initiate the ITVhub download, see attachment "FRD_ITV_Success.jpg"
So it is plausible that, after many repeated attempts,
you'll get a WL GB Tor exit node and hence succeed!

> and I get more meaningful error message:

Perhaps the ITV.com plugin could be patched so as to
print something other than the false
"ERROR - File is not available anymore" it gives currently; maybe:

ERROR - UK Tor Exit Node blocked; try again via "Cancel & Resume"

Just a thought :P
Many thanks for maintaining the ITV plugin in the first place :)-D

Best wishes]]> TVjunkie FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Thu, 04 Aug 2016 05:10:03 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18075/_subject_#msg-18075 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18075/_subject_#msg-18075 ntoskrnl FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:58:17 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18073/_subject_#msg-18073 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18073/_subject_#msg-18073 tong2shot FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:48:19 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18070/_subject_#msg-18070 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18070/_subject_#msg-18070 ntoskrnl FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:35:52 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18069/_subject_#msg-18069 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18069/_subject_#msg-18069
I also test UK Tor exit nodes via Tor Browser, and use the SOCK proxy in FRD, I get the same error message.

To set specific country in Tor Browser: [www.wikihow.com]
To use Tor as socks proxy: [www.deepdotweb.com]]]> tong2shot FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:22:40 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18064/_subject_#msg-18064 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18064/18064/_subject_#msg-18064 tong2shot and other devs :-)

Specifics:
OS: Windows Vista SP2 en-US x86,
fully updated (including July's 2016 MS updates)
JRE: 7u111 32bit, released on 20/07/2016 (latest 7)
FRD: 0.9u4 (semi-portable mode, uses -p switch)
GeoIP plugin: 1.0.0
Tor plugin: 1.0.2
ITV plugin: 1.3.0
Location: non-UK

After many months since my previous ITVhub download,
today I tried to fetch:
Tom Daley: Diving For Gold

On this very laptop, I recall in early
spring that after a wait of some seconds
(20-30), the RTMP download would start
at great speeds, so all was fine - different
MS updates and JRE version back then,
of course...

Today, the download would stall forever at
the "GETTING" stage :S
I exited FRD, then went into the "config"
directory and saw that a "tor-gb" folder
wasn't present there :-(
After consulting the debug app.log, it dawned
on me that I had to also re-install the
JCE Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files 7
that were inadvertently deleted
during some different JRE versions tests...

After those were properly installed
(inside "C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\lib\security\"),
now when I retry the posted ITVhub link
I do get a "config\tor-gb" folder created,
but the download quickly fails with an
"ERROR - File is not available anymore" message :X :X
Debug app.log has been attached!

The thing is the file IS available!
It can be viewed on the ITVhub site
(a UK HTTP Proxy/VPN and a user account
are both needed), but, what's more important,
it can also be downloaded with FRD
if it is configured to use a UK HTTP Proxy
(not blacklisted by ITV).

I'd prefer to have the Tor plugin working instead,
so any tips/advice are most welcome!
Do I need to do something else with
my Java installation? Is this issue ITV related?

I verified the Tor plugin works correctly with
BBC iPlayer URLs (albeit with many attempts)
in that I do get the subtitles (.srt files) of TV shows,
while of course no actual FLV video files
(all RTMP CDNs have been geo-blocked long ago
and require currently a non-blacklisted
UK VPN or UK SOCKS proxy).

Hoping there's still a fix for Tor+ITV :-P

Best regards]]> TVjunkie FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Mon, 01 Aug 2016 03:25:04 +0000