Data Fetch Through Proxy...

[jpenglish]

I'm getting a winsock 10060 error when I try to fetch from librarything and isbndb.com at the office, but no problem from home.

Are there proxy settings that I can configure in Calibre, or is it simply not possible to do this through proxy?

Thanks-------------------------jp english

[kovidgoyal]

on windows calibre tries to autodetect your proxy settings from the registry. To see what it's detecting:

calibre-debug -c "from calibre import get_proxies; print get_proxies()"

[GrimReaperLu]

As this is my first post, I'd like to say thank you for Calibre - good work.

I ran the get_proxies() script and the reply was {}

I use a reverse proxy with username and password, configured in Internet Explorer.

My PC is running XP, IE 7, Calibre 0.4.83

Fetch News from the BBC produces the following log:

('URLError', u""):
Traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "parallel.py", line 760, in worker
File "parallel.py", line 729, in work
File "C:\Program Files\calibre\library.zip\calibre\ebooks\lrf\feeds \convert_from.py", line 42, in main
File "C:\Program Files\calibre\library.zip\calibre\web\feeds\main.p y", line 114, in run_recipe
File "calibre\web\feeds\news.pyo", line 473, in download
File "calibre\web\feeds\news.pyo", line 586, in build_index
File "calibre\web\feeds\news.pyo", line 781, in parse_feeds
File "mechanize\_mechanize.pyo", line 203, in open
File "mechanize\_mechanize.pyo", line 229, in _mech_open
File "mechanize\_opener.pyo", line 181, in open
File "urllib2.pyo", line 399, in _open
File "urllib2.pyo", line 360, in _call_chain
File "mechanize\_http.pyo", line 700, in http_open
File "mechanize\_http.pyo", line 677, in do_open
URLError:
Log:

[kovidgoyal]

Try setting the http_proxy environment variable. A quick googling will tel you how to set environment variables in windows.

[GrimReaperLu]

That works, thanks.

Here's what I did:

I looked in my Internet Explorer, Tools, Internet Options, Connections, LAN Settings and found there was an automatic configuration script set to

http://autoproxy.aaa.bbb.ccc:88/proxy.pac

Your settings might include the address of the proxy server in the bottom half of this window, in which case skip the next step.

I opened this link and it gave me a script, which contained the address of the proxy it would use:
PROXY 123.123.123.123:8888

Open the Start menu, right click on My Computer and select Properties. On the Advanced tab click Environment variables.

Click on New to create a User Variable called http_proxy
set the value to:

http://grimreaperlu:uncrackabl3@123.123.123.123:8888

(http://<username>:<password>@<proxy server ip>:<proxy server port>)

damn, now I've given away my password.

Click OK to close the dialogue boxes. Note that the get_proxy() script still returns {}, but don't panic yet.

Go to http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/user_manual/news.html and copy the basic news recipe which accesses the BBC, paste this into notepad and save as myrecipe.py in a folder.

Open a cmd window and CD to the folder. Run the command

feeds2disk --debug --test myrecipe.py

At the end you should see something like:

100% Article downloaded: 'Big Bang' experiment starts well
100% Feeds downloaded to C:\Documents and Settings\grimreaperlu\index.html
100% Download finished

Restart calibre and try to Fetch News - Oh My God, it's working.

To tidy up in the folder where you saved myrecipe.py, delete the following files:

myrecipe.py
index.html
index.ncx
index.opf
library1.db

don't delete these if it's the folder containing your real library database!

[GrimReaperLu]

If your proxy doesn't use a username and password just leave it out and set the environment variable to

http://<proxy server ip>:<proxy server port>

[stvno]

On the other hand, I'm using a proxy. No problem to fetch but do have problem to send to my kindle 3 @free.kindle.com or other email e.g. @gmail.com

Email Oriental Dailly to stuo@free.kindle.com
connect: (u'smtp.gmail.com', 587)
connect: (587, u'smtp.gmail.com')

Sending failed...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\email.py", line 116, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\email.py", line 170, in sendmail
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\smtp.py", line 103, in sendmail
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\smtplib.py", line 303, in connect
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\smtplib.py", line 281, in _get_socket
File "socket.py", line 567, in create_connection
error: [Errno 10060] A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond


Email abco stvno@gmail.com
connect: (u'smtp.gmail.com', 587)
connect: (587, u'smtp.gmail.com')

Sending failed...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\email.py", line 116, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\email.py", line 170, in sendmail
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\smtp.py", line 103, in sendmail
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\smtplib.py", line 303, in connect
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\smtplib.py", line 281, in _get_socket
File "socket.py", line 567, in create_connection
error: [Errno 10060] A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond

[stvno]

Email Oriental Dailly to stuo@free.kindle.com
connect: (u'smtp.gmail.com', 587)
connect: (587, u'smtp.gmail.com')

Sending failed...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\email.py", line 116, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\email.py", line 170, in sendmail
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\smtp.py", line 103, in sendmail
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\smtplib.py", line 303, in connect
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\smtplib.py", line 281, in _get_socket
File "socket.py", line 567, in create_connection
error: [Errno 10060] A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond

[puroverso]

I had the same problem, it turned out to be the McAfee antivirus. I have the Enterprise version 8.5, and it was the component called "access protection" which prevented Calibre from sending e-mails.

[The Gray Man]

I'm having the same problem as STVNO - I can't email my Kindle via Calibre, getting the 10060 error. I do have McAfee installed, but Access Protection is turned off. I have a proxy (which is configured in IE/Firefox), and I'm behind a firewall at work.

Any ideas?

Ian

[Manichean]

Check the firewall settings.

[barena]

Hi
sorry but getting news with calibre recipe (vers.0.7.59 on WIN 7) I always get proxy authentication error "HTTP Error 407: Proxy Authentication Required" (ISA server) from my pc on a large windows network.
The proxy address come regular to calibre from window registry.
From my pc I use ie 8 to surf free on internet because the authentication credentials are the same (for isa) of logon on windows network, but why calibre did not properly those handle ?
I try to set in any way the http_proxy environment variable but I get the same error. Is frustrating.
For a program in some of its notable features is access to the internet, it seems to me a certain weight because of not properly handle the network access via proxy. I am very sorry .

greetings
barena

Originally Posted by GrimReaperLu

If your proxy doesn't use a username and password just leave it out and set the environment variable to

http://<proxy server ip>:<proxy server port>

[elvisbrown]

I using Win 7 64bit and VPN to connect into a corporate network. I cannot get beyond the same error mentioned above about proxy authentication required. I am computer literate and am frustrated over this.

Given how widespread is the use of Calibre, especially with the ever increasing numbers of Kindles around, Calibre has become a mainstream application. To not have a configurable proxy setting raises a serious question as to why?

I would also cite the number of people that use it at work (or try to) all my colleagues are equally as frustrated as I am.

So I'd like to request that the inclusion of a configurable proxy setting be regarded with a different priority than it has in the past.

Seriously, for an application with this level of sophistication and functionality, I can't find anything even remotely as useful anywhere! it is alone in its class. For it to fail to function (easily) in a corporate environment is missing out on a huge following.

Beyond that I am humbly grateful for Calibre as it is.

Kudos to you

[kovidgoyal]

Originally Posted by elvisbrown

Given how widespread is the use of Calibre, especially with the ever increasing numbers of Kindles around, Calibre has become a mainstream application. To not have a configurable proxy setting raises a serious question as to why?

calibre supports configurable HTTP proxies. Simply set the http_proxy environment variable correctly. Unfortunately, corporate networks use all manner of crap instead of a simple HTTP proxy. Things like SOCKS proxies for example, which are nowhere near as easy to support.

[elvisbrown]

Granted it can be messy if you are relying on environment variables...but I do not have similar problems with apps like DropBox where you can enter the proxy details.

Just out of interest, is it much of a job to add proxy support?

I've been following requests for this for a while and I have imagined that there must be some fundamental reason in the architecture of Calibre that makes this difficult?

Regards