Downloads were working well until this morning when I began getting plugin out of date errors for rapidshare downloads (non-premium user)

the log is:

Spoiler:

20 2/9/10 2:09:40 PM - INFO [java_downloader] -> Start working on Pride10.part01.rar
20 2/9/10 2:09:49 PM - FINEST [java_downloader] -> Hoster Plugin Version: 10476
EXCEPTION 20 2/9/10 2:09:49 PM - SEVERE [java_downloader] -> SEVERE Exception occurred
java.lang.NullPointerException
at jd.http.Browser.connect(Browser.java:372)
at jd.http.Browser.openRequestConnection(Browser.java:593)
at jd.http.Browser.openFormConnection(Browser.java:499)
at jd.http.Browser.submitForm(Browser.java:970)
at jd.plugins.hoster.Rapidshare.handleFree(Rapidshare.java:410)
at jd.plugins.PluginForHost.handle(Unknown Source)
at jd.controlling.SingleDownloadController.handlePlugin(Unknown Source)
at jd.controlling.SingleDownloadController.run(Unknown Source)
20 2/9/10 2:09:49 PM - WARNING [java_downloader] ->
Error occured- latest: ERROR_PLUGIN_DEFECT
00100000010001000000000000000001 <Statuscode
00000000000000000000000000000001 |TODO
00000000000001000000000000000000 |PLUGIN_IN_PROGRESS
00000000010000000000000000000000 |ERROR_PLUGIN_DEFECT
00100000000000000000000000000000 |PLUGIN_ACTIVE
StatusText: Connecting...
ErrorMessage: Error:Null Pointer

20 2/9/10 2:09:49 PM - WARNING [java_downloader] -> The Plugin for rapidshare.com seems to be out of date(rev10476). Please inform the Support-team http://jdownloader.org/support.
20 2/9/10 2:09:49 PM - WARNING [java_downloader] -> Error:Null Pointer
20 2/9/10 2:09:49 PM - FINEST [java_downloader] -> null
20 2/9/10 2:09:49 PM - FINEST [java_downloader] -> No htmlCode read

------------------------ Thread: 19 -----------------------
19 2/9/10 2:09:50 PM - INFO [java_downloader] -> Start new Download: rapidshare.com

------------------------ Thread: 21 -----------------------
21 2/9/10 2:09:50 PM - INFO [java_downloader] -> Start working on Pride10.part02.rar
21 2/9/10 2:09:50 PM - FINEST [java_downloader] -> Hoster Plugin Version: 10476
EXCEPTION 21 2/9/10 2:09:50 PM - SEVERE [java_downloader] -> SEVERE Exception occurred
java.lang.NullPointerException
at jd.http.Browser.connect(Browser.java:372)
at jd.http.Browser.openRequestConnection(Browser.java:593)
at jd.http.Browser.openFormConnection(Browser.java:499)
at jd.http.Browser.submitForm(Browser.java:970)
at jd.plugins.hoster.Rapidshare.handleFree(Rapidshare.java:410)
at jd.plugins.PluginForHost.handle(Unknown Source)
at jd.controlling.SingleDownloadController.handlePlugin(Unknown Source)
at jd.controlling.SingleDownloadController.run(Unknown Source)
21 2/9/10 2:09:50 PM - WARNING [java_downloader] ->
Error occured- latest: ERROR_PLUGIN_DEFECT
00100000010001000000000000000001 <Statuscode
00000000000000000000000000000001 |TODO
00000000000001000000000000000000 |PLUGIN_IN_PROGRESS
00000000010000000000000000000000 |ERROR_PLUGIN_DEFECT
00100000000000000000000000000000 |PLUGIN_ACTIVE
StatusText: Connecting...
ErrorMessage: Error:Null Pointer

21 2/9/10 2:09:50 PM - WARNING [java_downloader] -> The Plugin for rapidshare.com seems to be out of date(rev10476). Please inform the Support-team http://jdownloader.org/support.
21 2/9/10 2:09:50 PM - WARNING [java_downloader] -> Error:Null Pointer
21 2/9/10 2:09:50 PM - FINEST [java_downloader] -> null
21 2/9/10 2:09:50 PM - FINEST [java_downloader] -> No htmlCode read

------------------------ Thread: 19 -----------------------
19 2/9/10 2:09:51 PM - INFO [java_downloader] -> Start new Download: rapidshare.com

------------------------ Thread: 22 -----------------------
22 2/9/10 2:09:51 PM - INFO [java_downloader] -> Start working on Pride10.part03.rar
22 2/9/10 2:09:51 PM - FINEST [java_downloader] -> Hoster Plugin Version: 10476
EXCEPTION 22 2/9/10 2:09:51 PM - SEVERE [java_downloader] -> SEVERE Exception occurred
java.lang.NullPointerException
at jd.http.Browser.connect(Browser.java:372)
at jd.http.Browser.openRequestConnection(Browser.java:593)
at jd.http.Browser.openFormConnection(Browser.java:499)
at jd.http.Browser.submitForm(Browser.java:970)
at jd.plugins.hoster.Rapidshare.handleFree(Rapidshare.java:410)
at jd.plugins.PluginForHost.handle(Unknown Source)
at jd.controlling.SingleDownloadController.handlePlugin(Unknown Source)
at jd.controlling.SingleDownloadController.run(Unknown Source)
22 2/9/10 2:09:51 PM - WARNING [java_downloader] ->
Error occured- latest: ERROR_PLUGIN_DEFECT
00100000010001000000000000000001 <Statuscode
00000000000000000000000000000001 |TODO
00000000000001000000000000000000 |PLUGIN_IN_PROGRESS
00000000010000000000000000000000 |ERROR_PLUGIN_DEFECT
00100000000000000000000000000000 |PLUGIN_ACTIVE
StatusText: Connecting...
ErrorMessage: Error:Null Pointer

22 2/9/10 2:09:51 PM - WARNING [java_downloader] -> The Plugin for rapidshare.com seems to be out of date(rev10476). Please inform the Support-team http://jdownloader.org/support.
22 2/9/10 2:09:51 PM - WARNING [java_downloader] -> Error:Null Pointer
22 2/9/10 2:09:51 PM - FINEST [java_downloader] -> null
22 2/9/10 2:09:51 PM - FINEST [java_downloader] -> No htmlCode read

------------------------ Thread: 19 -----------------------
19 2/9/10 2:09:52 PM - INFO [java_downloader] -> Start new Download: rapidshare.com

------------------------ Thread: 23 -----------------------
23 2/9/10 2:09:52 PM - INFO [java_downloader] -> Start working on Pride10.part04.rar
23 2/9/10 2:09:52 PM - FINEST [java_downloader] -> Hoster Plugin Version: 10476
EXCEPTION 23 2/9/10 2:09:52 PM - SEVERE [java_downloader] -> SEVERE Exception occurred
java.lang.NullPointerException
at jd.http.Browser.connect(Browser.java:372)
at jd.http.Browser.openRequestConnection(Browser.java:593)
at jd.http.Browser.openFormConnection(Browser.java:499)
at jd.http.Browser.submitForm(Browser.java:970)
at jd.plugins.hoster.Rapidshare.handleFree(Rapidshare.java:410)
at jd.plugins.PluginForHost.handle(Unknown Source)
at jd.controlling.SingleDownloadController.handlePlugin(Unknown Source)
at jd.controlling.SingleDownloadController.run(Unknown Source)
23 2/9/10 2:09:52 PM - WARNING [java_downloader] ->
Error occured- latest: ERROR_PLUGIN_DEFECT
00100000010001000000000000000001 <Statuscode
00000000000000000000000000000001 |TODO
00000000000001000000000000000000 |PLUGIN_IN_PROGRESS
00000000010000000000000000000000 |ERROR_PLUGIN_DEFECT
00100000000000000000000000000000 |PLUGIN_ACTIVE
StatusText: Connecting...
ErrorMessage: Error:Null Pointer

23 2/9/10 2:09:52 PM - WARNING [java_downloader] -> The Plugin for rapidshare.com seems to be out of date(rev10476). Please inform the Support-team http://jdownloader.org/support.
23 2/9/10 2:09:52 PM - WARNING [java_downloader] -> Error:Null Pointer
23 2/9/10 2:09:52 PM - FINEST [java_downloader] -> null
23 2/9/10 2:09:52 PM - FINEST [java_downloader] -> No htmlCode read

------------------------ Thread: 19 -----------------------
19 2/9/10 2:09:53 PM - INFO [java_downloader] -> Start new Download: rapidshare.com

------------------------ Thread: 24 -----------------------
24 2/9/10 2:09:53 PM - INFO [java_downloader] -> Start working on Pride10.part05.rar

------------------------ Thread: 25 -----------------------
25 2/9/10 2:09:55 PM - FINER [java_downloader] -> Abort all active Downloads

------------------------ Thread: 24 -----------------------
24 2/9/10 2:09:55 PM - FINEST [java_downloader] -> Hoster Plugin Version: 10476
EXCEPTION 24 2/9/10 2:09:55 PM - SEVERE [java_downloader] -> SEVERE Exception occurred
java.lang.NullPointerException
at jd.http.Browser.connect(Browser.java:372)
at jd.http.Browser.openRequestConnection(Browser.java:593)
at jd.http.Browser.openFormConnection(Browser.java:499)
at jd.http.Browser.submitForm(Browser.java:970)
at jd.plugins.hoster.Rapidshare.handleFree(Rapidshare.java:410)
at jd.plugins.PluginForHost.handle(Unknown Source)
at jd.controlling.SingleDownloadController.handlePlugin(Unknown Source)
at jd.controlling.SingleDownloadController.run(Unknown Source)
24 2/9/10 2:09:55 PM - FINEST [java_downloader] -> Thread aborted

------------------------ Thread: 25 -----------------------
25 2/9/10 2:09:55 PM - INFO [java_downloader] -> DownloadWatchDog: stop

------------------------ Thread: 13 -----------------------
13 2/9/10 2:09:56 PM - INFO [java_downloader] -> Downloads stopped

Plugin error (out of date) error started very early on 2/9 (US EST) . I am not a premium user. From the Log file:

24 2/9/10 7:18:57 PM - INFO [java_downloader] -> Start working on 010EC021.part3.rar
24 2/9/10 7:18:59 PM - FINEST [java_downloader] -> Hoster Plugin Version: 10476
EXCEPTION 24 2/9/10 7:18:59 PM - SEVERE [java_downloader] -> SEVERE Exception occurred
java.lang.NullPointerException
at jd.http.Browser.connect(Browser.java:372)
at jd.http.Browser.openRequestConnection(Browser.java:593)
at jd.http.Browser.openFormConnection(Browser.java:499)
at jd.http.Browser.submitForm(Browser.java:970)
at jd.plugins.hoster.Rapidshare.handleFree(Rapidshare.java:410)
at jd.plugins.PluginForHost.handle(Unknown Source)
at jd.controlling.SingleDownloadController.handlePlugin(Unknown Source)
at jd.controlling.SingleDownloadController.run(Unknown Source)
24 2/9/10 7:18:59 PM - WARNING [java_downloader] ->
Error occured- latest: ERROR_PLUGIN_DEFECT
00100000010001000000000000000001 <Statuscode
00000000000000000000000000000001 |TODO
00000000000001000000000000000000 |PLUGIN_IN_PROGRESS
00000000010000000000000000000000 |ERROR_PLUGIN_DEFECT
00100000000000000000000000000000 |PLUGIN_ACTIVE
StatusText: Connecting...
ErrorMessage: Error:Null Pointer

24 2/9/10 7:18:59 PM - WARNING [java_downloader] -> The Plugin for rapidshare.com seems to be out of date(rev10476). Please inform the Support-team http://jdownloader.org/support.
24 2/9/10 7:18:59 PM - WARNING [java_downloader] -> Error:Null Pointer
24 2/9/10 7:18:59 PM - FINEST [java_downloader] -> null
24 2/9/10 7:18:59 PM - FINEST [java_downloader] -> No htmlCode read

Could you please provide some example links, because here it works with RS plug-in version 10476.

Yesterday I was having the same problems (out of date errors) on all rapidshare links I had (from different sources). Also my premium account didn't seem to work.

But now the rapidshare plug-in seems to work fine again. Can't speak for the topicstarter though, but it seem to be fixed..