Issue with RSS Feed and Automatic Downloads

myake

Hello,

I have noticed an issue with the RSS feed: currently, it only provides file names, and automatic downloading via torrent clients no longer works. Previously, everything was functioning correctly.

Now, the client gets stuck on a login and password prompt, which fails even when the correct credentials are entered. It seems like access to files through the RSS feed is blocked.

Could you please clarify if there have been any changes to how the RSS feed works? If changes were indeed made, I kindly ask for instructions or a way to restore the previous functionality.

Thank you! Looking forward to your reply.

I’ve noticed an issue with the RSS feed links that may affect their usability for users. Specifically, it seems that the URLs within the feed contain encoding errors, such as improperly encoded characters (e.g., & instead of &) or additional layers of encoding that result in URLs like %2526 instead of %26.

This can cause the links to break or fail to download properly in RSS clients. To improve the feed's functionality, I suggest the following:

Verify and Correct URL Encoding:
Ensure that characters in URLs are encoded only once and follow standard encoding practices. For instance:

Use & instead of & for query string delimiters.
Ensure special characters (e.g., &, spaces, and symbols) are encoded correctly using UTF-8.
Example:

Current:
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https://example.com/download.php?id=12345&n=File%2526Name&k=abcd
Corrected:
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https://example.com/download.php?id=12345&n=File%26Name&k=abcd
Test URLs Across Platforms:
Validate the feed in multiple RSS clients to ensure compatibility, particularly with those that handle .torrent files directly.

Review XML Structure:
Confirm that <link> elements within <item> are formatted properly and do

myake

@myake
current
https://example.com/download.php?id=12345&ampp;n=File%2526Name&ampp;k=abcd
corrected
https://example.com/download.php?id=12345&n=File%26Name&k=abcd

ianfontinell 0

The no-cookie RSS feed stopped working a long time ago, the site owner was made aware of this, if it's still not working it'll likely stay like that.

Here is an example of how links are served in the no-cookies XML file:

https://www.gaytor.rent/download.php?id=TORRENTID&amp;rss=1&amp;n=TORRENTNAME.torrent&amp;amp;k=PASSKEY

amp; appears twice, that was likely a failed attempt to fix a previous parsing error. Although the rest of the URL is fine, this duplication causes an identation error, so the RSS feed can be read but downloads won't work.

If you really want to use the RSS, set the login type to standard, and add the uid/pass cookies in your torrent client.

For qbittorrent, the option is in Tools > Manage Cookies

You can find your uid/pass cookies in the developer tools or using a browser extension.