Bypass Browser version restriction

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Bypass Browser version restriction

elpoolet opened this issue 6 months ago · 15 comments

Hello
First of all, many thanks for your GREAT HFS !!!!
I use it to serve files located on a rented server, and to to download it directly at home.
The fact is that I use the DownThemAll plugin in Firefox.
But I have to use an old version supporting "multi threading".

In version 2.4rc4, it worked like a charm, but this version is vulnerable.
I switched to new version 0.52.9
It's installed on Windows 2016 server

My Firefox version is 52.3.0 (portable ESR version)
Is there a way to bypass the error message "Please use a newer browser" ? like an hidden option in the config file ?

Thanks again !

Answer 1 · 2024-06-15T09:11:08.000Z

hey, this is happening because hfs failed to early-detect that your browser won't full interface, otherwise you would have switched to basic interface, that you can manually trigger by appending ?get=basic to the URL. You may not like what you will see 😬.
i see that i had included firefox up to 39, but i actually have to include up to 59.
this is because of a feature called "module", introduced in v60.
i will give a second look if i can do something to not require this.

so, you use firefox 52 as a choice for your browsing on the internet?
it's not just servers that can be violated when outdated.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/

Answer 2 · 2024-06-15T09:54:38.000Z

i've worked a bit, and next version will provide a better message to old browsers, that includes a link to the basic interface

Answer 3 · 2024-06-15T11:13:53.000Z

Hi Massimo Wonderful answer ! Be assured I don't use a such old browser for my browsing. I use Brave or Chrome for my all-day browsing. But I use this old version of Firefox only to download my files on my server, since this is one of the last version supporting the DownThemAll add-on able to download one file with multiple parts. Again, many thanks, I'll try to get the basic interface. Have a nice day. Le sam. 15 juin 2024, 05:55, Massimo Melina ***@***.***> a écrit :

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i've worked a bit, and next version will provide a better message to old browsers, that includes a link to the basic interface — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#630 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACAUVDDORBGVPUD6ETHF7MDZHQFPHAVCNFSM6AAAAABJLEWVQSVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDCNRZGI2TIMBQHE> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

Answer 4 · 2024-06-15T11:16:06.000Z

cool!
in the meantime, i'm making progress on extending support to firefox 52 without recurring to the "basic"

Answer 5 · 2024-06-15T12:55:01.000Z

Hi. Just a sec. I added ?get=basic" at the end of the URL and nothing changed. My full URL is : <masked> But I always get the message : "Please use a newer browser". Do you have any advice ? In order to test with Firefox 52, you can use this portable version : https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox-portable-legacy-52 Have a nice day

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-------------- Laurent VOUDON Le sam. 15 juin 2024 à 07:16, Massimo Melina ***@***.***> a écrit :

cool! in the meantime, i'm making progress on extending support to firefox 52 without recurring to the "basic" — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#630 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACAUVDAWGHKDQDIJ62EZRPLZHQPAXAVCNFSM6AAAAABJLEWVQSVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDCNRZGM2DGOJTGE> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

Answer 6 · 2024-06-15T14:04:38.000Z

I'm not home, but I guess that feature may require version 0.53

Answer 7 · 2024-06-18T21:56:34.000Z

Hello Massimo I tried with version 0.59.0-rc12, and it shows me the landing page. But as soon as I try to login an error is thrown : AbortController is not defined The "access-error.log" only shows a 404 error for "/favicon.ico" file. The "acces.log" shows the landing page log : "GET /~/api/get_file_list?uri=%2F HTTP/1.1" 200 127 "{}" Thanks for your help

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-------------- Laurent VOUDON Le sam. 15 juin 2024 à 10:05, Massimo Melina ***@***.***> a écrit :

I'm not home, but I guess that feature may require version 0.53 — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#630 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACAUVDFJIRY3ML4C6RR2YUDZHRCYXAVCNFSM6AAAAABJLEWVQSVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDCNRZG4YTQMZZGU> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

Answer 8 · 2024-06-18T22:45:56.000Z

you mean with firefox 52?
it's right, i said i'm working on it, so latest version doesn't include "that" yet.

well, firefox up to 39 would present you with the basic interface, automatically.
later versions will show you the fancy interface but won't work, up to some number. (unless you try ?get=basic)
i'm working to give you the fancy interface, working. i should be close.
i also fixed some malfunctioning with the ?get=basic .

i don't know what OS are you on, but this is a preview, if you care about it
hfs-windows.zip

Answer 9 · 2024-06-18T23:08:09.000Z

Yes Massimo. Its perfect. I'll wait till then. Many thanks again Le mar. 18 juin 2024, 18:46, Massimo Melina ***@***.***> a écrit :

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you mean with firefox 52? it's right, i said i'm working on it, so latest version doesn't include "that" yet. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#630 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACAUVDC65JLJQB3XALIPTKLZIC2DTAVCNFSM6AAAAABJLEWVQSVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDCNZXGIYTAMRRGM> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

Answer 10 · 2024-06-19T15:03:53.000Z

update published
https://github.com/rejetto/hfs/releases/tag/v0.53.0-rc13

any feedback appreciated

Answer 11 · 2024-06-19T23:12:21.000Z

Hi Massimo I got a good news and a bad one. The good news is : it works ! The bad news is : it works only if you don't have to login. It seems login isn't supported. But my password includes some "special characters" (french accents letters). I tried with one not containing such characters and it works. Any Idea, I can also open a new issue... Again : Thanks for all your help

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-------------- Laurent VOUDON Le mer. 19 juin 2024 à 11:04, Massimo Melina ***@***.***> a écrit :

update published https://github.com/rejetto/hfs/releases/tag/v0.53.0-rc13 any feedback appreciated — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#630 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACAUVDFRORFHGHENY4QFGL3ZIGMW7AVCNFSM6AAAAABJLEWVQSVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDCNZYHEZDSMRYGM> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

Answer 12 · 2024-06-20T16:35:06.000Z

thanks for reporting!
problem fixed in next release.

Answer 13 · 2024-06-20T17:39:54.000Z

My pleasure ! Wonderful !

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-------------- Laurent VOUDON Le jeu. 20 juin 2024 à 12:35, Massimo Melina ***@***.***> a écrit :

thanks for reporting! problem fixed in next release. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#630 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACAUVDFUACFXUHVZ4GMU233ZIMAFBAVCNFSM6AAAAABJLEWVQSVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDCOBRGEYDOOJSGM> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

Answer 14 · 2024-06-21T10:19:32.000Z

you can now update to 0.53.0-rc14

Answer 15 · 2024-06-21T22:50:57.000Z

Great job Massimo !!!
Works like a charm !