The one second delay is likely not enough. (This is California, USA)
Calibre on my PC is currently trying to download NYT (probably unsuccessfully! I haven't looked) But I also just tried to open a NYT article using a weblink in an email in my phone (on same WiFi, IP address as my PC) and got the attached notice that I am a suspected BOT because of some "too fast for a human" clicking coming from this IP address.
I switched my phone to a VPN and the article opened without a problem. Also turned off WiFi and successfully used Verizon mobile data connection.
So I guess I'll need to experiment with delay settings. Hope it doesn't have to be too long. The download happens at 6am daily. If downloads start taking too long I guess I can move it back to 5am.
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