rfc2616 (HTTP1/1) 10.4.2 401 Unauthorized for "Add torrent from URL"

[ihatetoregister]

Hello,

short description:

File->Add torrent from URL uses HTTP GET to fetch torrent file.

Server responses: "HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized"

Utorrent 1.8.2 pop ups error window with content:

"Error 'HTTP Error 401' while downloading URL."

details/background:

there are some private trackers. They generates torrent files on the fly. Web page has link to page/script

from which You can download torrent file. This can be done in this order:

1. click on file

2. point "Save As" browsers dialog to desired place and save file

3. open/activate utorrent

4. navigate: File->Add torrent

5. browse to recently saved torrent file, and click open.

But there is "helper" to minimize these unneeded steps:

1. Copy link location from web

2. File->Add torrent from url, paste, OK

Possible workaround:

build proxy server, which injects authentication information in utorrent GET request.

pros:

* its works

cons:

* it isn't suitable for average user

* it isn't portable between sites

* it isn't portable between different users/logins on same site

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If You need more information please ask.

Thanks.

[DreadWingKnight]

More viable workaround:

Have uTorrent associated with .torrents in your browser, click the link, choose "open with uTorrent"

Skip all kinds of messes.

[ihatetoregister]

Oh... and utorrent can't grab files from RSS feed, becouse of 401 Unauthorized.

Now i'm out of ideas how to workaround this issue.

[Firon]

Include the cookie info, like the RSS tutorial tells you to do.

Might even work with add by URL.