How is Calibre downloading Magazines(epub) for free? (from newsfetch)

[transmax]

Its not a problem, i am just very curious. Please don't mind if you find it a noob question.
Well! the title says all. how is it possible for calibre to download the complete magazines like Newsweek etc for which to get digitally, a subscription is necessary.
And how come it is only downloading in epub format?

Thanks.

[itimpi]

Calibre does not get any news content that is not available for free on the web. Many of the Calibre recipes require you to provide a username/password so that you can get to subscription-only items.

The format of news depends on what you have selected as your preferred format - it is not restricted to being ePub.

[transmax]

thank u for clarifying that. although i am sure it had happened atleast a couple of times that the software itself fetched the whole magazine without asking the username/pass for paid subscription.

[nickredding]

Originally Posted by itimpi

Calibre does not get any news content that is not available for free on the web...

... unless the site relies on javascript to enforce a paywall (e.g., New York Times) in which case calibre will get everything regardless.

[transmax]

I don't know about how enforced java script thing works but i think the problem is resolved. Just look below to screen shot.
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So it was sorta like trial thing or "demo" if you wanna call it. I wasn't paying much attention while downloading "all the magazines for free "

I got the idea when i got the pirated copy of ___ magazine from pirate site which had calibre written on it so i thought maybe the dude who uploaded got directly from calibre in simply fetch news way BUT he must have been a paid subscriber.
I have downloaded alot of magazines in past few days and only one was completely downloaded from a to z although all of them have downloaded with just the current week's cover and 2/3 pages more with hotlinks.

[friedmi]

I use calibre for couple of years with Kindle.
I subscribe to many mags/newspapers.
My experience that sometimes pay subscription can allow you to get complete "set", but on retry requires userid/pass. Pay subscriptions sometimes give you a "look" of complete by providing you with the content list, but not a complete story/article.