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davidfor · 11-18-2020, 05:59 PM

I have discussed this issue with Kobo with following results:

There were some changes made a while ago in how affiliates were checked and updated.
There is a bug in the firmware related to when you signed in and the affiliate not updating. This will be fixed in the next release.
There is also a bug in the desktop application if you tried that. Again, it will be fixed in the next release.
The problem affects all affiliates and FNAC is not handled differently in how it is checked.
If syncing by WiFi, the affiliate is checked every seven days. If you manually make a change, it could last up to a week.
When the affiliate is checked, is stored in the config file. It is in the "ApplicationPreferences" section with the key "LastAffiliateSyncTime". Setting it to a future date appears to work to prevent the check and it being changed back. The following is about 10 years into the future:
Code:
```
LastAffiliateSyncTime=@Variant(\0\0\0\x10\0%\x94h\x3!>i\x2)
```
Putting that in the config file should block the check for a while.

11-18-2020, 05:59 PM	#43
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	I have discussed this issue with Kobo with following results: There were some changes made a while ago in how affiliates were checked and updated. There is a bug in the firmware related to when you signed in and the affiliate not updating. This will be fixed in the next release. There is also a bug in the desktop application if you tried that. Again, it will be fixed in the next release. The problem affects all affiliates and FNAC is not handled differently in how it is checked. If syncing by WiFi, the affiliate is checked every seven days. If you manually make a change, it could last up to a week. When the affiliate is checked, is stored in the config file. It is in the "ApplicationPreferences" section with the key "LastAffiliateSyncTime". Setting it to a future date appears to work to prevent the check and it being changed back. The following is about 10 years into the future: Code: LastAffiliateSyncTime=@Variant(\0\0\0\x10\0%\x94h\x3!>i\x2) Putting that in the config file should block the check for a while.