Downloads don't always turn up in queue and other HTTP request isssues

[theone99]

I've noticed that in 0.28.3 and a few recent prior versions, when I click a search result to be downloaded (or an RSS item - even automated ones) - they're not always added to the queue. I often need to add items twice, or after a delay. Occasionally, the option to download is grayed out.

Also, I've noticed that searches often stuff up, and the RSS can't be quickly refreshed. I suspect these problems are all related to handling of RSS requests.

Tested on fresh XP 32 machine (in a VM), Vista 32, Vista 64.

[Hecks]

In 99.9% of cases, these errors are due to the sites from which the results/NZBs are taken and have nothing to do with Alt.Binz - slow queries, dropped connections, failure to serve up NZBs in time, etc.  The exception is problems with the tvnzb.com feed, although that issue may have been identified now (and actually seems to be a fault with how the site handles gzip compression and issues incorrect headers, only became an issue with full gzip support in 0.28.3).

So basically: if you're having problems check out the search site first.  Otherwise, post a reproducible bug so it can be fixed.  A general "it's not working how I think it should" report is, at the end of the day, useless.