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<blockquote data-quote="SkydeOption" data-source="post: 220222" data-attributes="member: 26512">This is where it stands...Hi Guys,-I been wrecking my brain over this and experimenting back and forth and I can't get past this.The requests are all served correctly if the headers are &quot;fullblown&quot;.... If the headers are minimal (as MP provides them) the requests are blocked.Using HTTPAnalyzers request builder, I can clone a failed request from MP, add a User-Agent string (I initially used the FF string) and the request goes through and is served beautifully. Now,- here's the kicker: the actual contents of the User-Agent string doesn't matter, as long as it is there. (See attachments)It all keeps shouting at me: &quot;the missing User-Agent is your problem&quot;.Whether this is all a part of a government conspiracy directed against MediaPortal users, I cannot say <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> My guess is that this is either an attempt to force HTTP traffic to be real &quot;Web Browsing&quot;, or simply due to badly configured packet filters. The fact that the content of the User-Agent string seems irrelevant, sort of suggest the latter.As for me modifying the MP/TVSeries sourcecode.... I simply don't have the talent <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />If you can find the time to help me out, I would be extremely grateful.The responses to my plea for help, have been excellent. Another reason to love MediaPortal.Thanks and Rgds.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SkydeOption, post: 220222, member: 26512"] [b]This is where it stands...[/b] Hi Guys,- I been wrecking my brain over this and experimenting back and forth and I can't get past this. The requests are all served correctly if the headers are "fullblown".... If the headers are minimal (as MP provides them) the requests are blocked. Using HTTPAnalyzers request builder, I can clone a failed request from MP, add a User-Agent string (I initially used the FF string) and the request goes through and is served beautifully. Now,- here's the kicker: the actual contents of the User-Agent string doesn't matter, as long as it is there. (See attachments) It all keeps shouting at me: "the missing User-Agent is your problem". Whether this is all a part of a government conspiracy directed against MediaPortal users, I cannot say :) My guess is that this is either an attempt to force HTTP traffic to be real "Web Browsing", or simply due to badly configured packet filters. The fact that the content of the User-Agent string seems irrelevant, sort of suggest the latter. As for me modifying the MP/TVSeries sourcecode.... I simply don't have the talent :( If you can find the time to help me out, I would be extremely grateful. The responses to my plea for help, have been excellent. Another reason to love MediaPortal. Thanks and Rgds. [/QUOTE]

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