[Solved] how to stop asking for captchas when AFK

I'm not sitting at my computer all day long, I often leave the computer and sometimes when this happens, the next queued file for download is requested, a captcha is shown, timeouts because I'm AFK, next file is requested, captcha timeouts and so on for all the queued files.

Is there a setting I could use that would stop JDownloader asking for more captchas if the previous captcha timed out and wait for me instead?

Thanks!

[raztoki]

enable, silent mode and minimise to the tray when away ?
else enable CES provider in captcha settings.

raztoki

[Jiaz]

Settings-Advanced Settings-CaptchaSettings.captchamode and set SKIP_ALL.
JDownloader will not try / ask for captchas then

I tried enable silent mode, but after the first captcha timeout the file got skipped and the next file captcha was requested, so this didn't help.

I didn't see any "CES provider" setting in captcha settings, so I couldn't try that.

I tried setting captchamode to SKIP_ALL, but all the queued files are now marked "skipped" and can't even be resumed. In an hour or so I'll see what happens when the current file download will finish, but I doubt the next queued file will be requested since they are all marked as "skipped" now.

[raztoki]

bottom right hand corner of jd, has skipped disk you can right click on that and clear all the skipped status, or you can also do it via right click context.

[Jiaz]

Hmm? What do you want to happen?
SKIP_ALL -> no Downloads that need captcha will start
Or you have to answer Captcha Dialogs. Silent Mode will only prevent Captcha Popup but you will still have to solve them remotely or the download will skip too

I set the CaptchaSettings.captchamode to SKIP_ALL and after a file finished downloading the whole JDownloader stopped and didn't even request the next queued file. This doesn't help and is not what I asked.

It would be much more useful if after a captcha timeout JDownloader wouldn't request following files, but instead would display a message/popup/dialog which I would click at when I return to the computer and the same queued file would be requested again.

[Jiaz]

At the bottom right you can simply unskip all skipped links. with a single click
Or a simple start/play button will also unskip those skipped links.

Current JD behavior: when JD requests a queued file a captcha dialog pops up and if there is no activity on the computer the timeout expires. After that:

Current behavior I'd like to change: the file is marked as "skipped" and immediately the next queued file is requested, repeating this behavior until all the queued files get skipped or I return to the computer.

What I have to do now when I return to the computer:
I have to cancel current captcha dialog, because that's not the file I want to download (it's out of order). Resume previous skipped files, cancel other captcha windows which don't belong to the first file in the queue and finally wait for the first resumed file in queue to be requested.

How I'd like JD to behave:
After a captcha timeout expires, don't request the next file. Don't skip any files, don't retry, just wait for user interaction. After user returns to computer he can click a button and continue where he left off.

Maybe I found a workaround: I found a setting "CaptchaSettings: Skip Download Link On Captcha Timeout" and turned it off. I'll see in the next couple of days if this works.

Other possibility could be setting a very long timeout for captchas, but the settings I found which appear to do this have a very low max value (only 300sec)

Originally Posted by charonme

I found a setting "CaptchaSettings: Skip Download Link On Captcha Timeout" and turned it off. I'll see in the next couple of days if this works.

well this didn't work either. The timeout still expires after about ~5 minutes, the file is skipped and the next file is requested :(

[Jiaz]

There is no such function yet because with your logic, no download at all would start. Imagine not every download needs a captcha. Or you have a premium account and one other host requires a captcha -> blocks all future premium downloads. Customer comes back at pc only finding a captcha dialog and no finished downloads at all.

[Jiaz]

We could add a Skip all Captchas . Then all captcha downloads will not try to start, all non captcha downloads will run. You come back and only have to hit start again (automatic unskip those captcha skipped ones)

Originally Posted by Jiaz

Imagine not every download needs a captcha. Or you have a premium account and one other host requires a captcha

that's why this would be an optional configurable setting only for those who want it and of course working separately per each filehost!

If it was at least possible to set the captcha timeout to a big number, this would effectively solve the problem

The problem would also be solved if disabling the setting "CaptchaSettings: Skip Download Link On Captcha Timeout" worked

[dabrown]

That would be helpful. I tried disabling all the manual solvers so that it wouldn't ruin the captcha reputation by trying every file when I'm not present, but that simply made all the downloads (including the non-captcha ones) stop trying, not just the captcha ones. I used to use the MyJDownloader automatic captchasolver but that was apparently turned off on the server end in April or May, so I have no need for it to try captcha links when I'm not at the computer.

[mgpai]

@charonme

CaptchaSettings.skipdownloadlinkoncaptchatimeoutenabled works correctly as described.

"If the Dialog Countdown is reached, the link will be skipped. Disable this option to retry instead"

It keeps retrying the same link.

1 min. duration screen grab with the setting disabled.




@dabrown

Enable silent mode and set

SilentModeSettings.oncaptchaduringsilentmodeaction -> Skip the Captcha

Note: Silent mode can be triggered automatically. Check advanced setting for those options.

Originally Posted by mgpai

CaptchaSettings.skipdownloadlinkoncaptchatimeoutenabled works correctly as described.

"If the Dialog Countdown is reached, the link will be skipped. Disable this option to retry instead"

It keeps retrying the same link.

I have this option disabled, but when I don't enter the captcha the link gets skipped and the next link is requested.

08.07.16 09.58.16 <--> 08.07.16 10.16.10 jdlog://7156871887641/

[Jiaz]

Should be working with next core update

[Jiaz]

With next update you can change
CaptchaTimeoutAction
to SKIP,ASK,RETRY

[Jiaz]

After next core update. set it to ASK and then there should be a dialog asking to retry/skip

Great, thanks, it works now

Also, I see the "resume" function which I often used to enable disabled links now doesn't enable disabled links any more, but I see a new "enable" function

[Jiaz]

Thanks for the feedback
Can you provide a screenshot when this method does not work? We have not changed its function.

oh no, seems like when there are files queued from more filehosts there is some problem. I returned from lunch and I see a couple of files skipped

19.07.16 11.10.18 <--> 19.07.16 12.55.21 jdlog://3174971887641/

and I noticed the "resume" function works again as previously

[Jiaz]

What exactly is the problem? I see captcha timeouts

when I came back from lunch there were multiple files skipped even though I have the captcha timeout setting set to ASK, so I expected the ASK dialog for the timeouted file and no skipped files

[Jiaz]

Can you tell me what host these were from?

hitfile net and there were also queued files from rapidgator

I'm not sure, but it seems to me this does not happen when there are files from one filehost only (eg. only hitfile, no rapidgator)

[Jiaz]

Can you try to find a way to reproduce the issue? I hope you don't mind asking but its hard to fix something I cannot reproduce myself

I'm not entirely sure myself. It seems to happen when there are files from two different filehosts (eg. hitfile and rapidgator), one file from one filehost gets requested, captcha timeouts, a file from the 2nd filehosts gets requested, timeouts and then maybe the first file from the first filehost gets skipped and another file gets requested

[Jiaz]

Did you see a dialog at all? or all simply skipped?

next time it will happen I'll make a screenshot

[Jiaz]

Thanks, I'm not able to reproduce at the moment, so need more info

29.07.16 09.14.59 <--> 29.07.16 12.57.07 jdlog://6271081887641/

when I returned from lunch I saw this:

http://i.imgur.com/ofWpkAf.jpg

after that I got this dialog:

http://i.imgur.com/cOSa3Kd.jpg

[Jiaz]

@charonme: I get the same two dialogs.But the second one blocks for me. Do you close the second dialog yourself? Eg pressing ESC or stopping downloads ?

I think I clicked cancel on the first one

[Jiaz]

Can you please retest to be sure? I still cannot find an issue with the dialog.

if this worked, this shouldn't happen, should it? https://i.imgur.com/Pm7VF4x.png

[Jiaz]

This is what should happen. No Captcha results in skipped error because without captcha you cannot download. What did you expect to happen?

what I described in the OP:

I'm not sitting at my computer all day long, I often leave the computer and sometimes when this happens, the next queued file for download is requested, a captcha is shown, timeouts because I'm AFK, next file is requested, captcha timeouts and so on for all the queued files.

Is there a setting I could use that would stop JDownloader asking for more captchas if the previous captcha timed out and wait for me instead?

[Jiaz]

You can change Settings-Advanced Settings-CaptchaSettings.captchatimeoutaction
to ask

I already had it set to "ASK". I'll try setting it to "RETRY" and also to set a maximum possible value to the Default Challenge Timeout setting and tomorrow see if it helps