VLsub throws an error msg

[truenorth179]

VLsub has worked perfectly for years but today I'm getting an error msg:

error: code '401 unauthorized' (200)

I'm running 3.0.18 and vlsub is 0.11.1

Any suggestions?

[Lotesdelere]

Error 401 is about a bad or wrong authentication.

[truenorth179]

Wow, so helpful. Thanks a lot.

[Lotesdelere]

Check this:
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=158951
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=158047
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=157924

[truenorth179]

Buried deepin the reply above is the clue. Opensubtitles.org now, as of just recently, requires an account to use the VLsub code.

1 - go to opensubtitles.org and create an account. You have to cough up a working email address.
2- find the confirmation email in that account and click the link.
3- open VLC and the VLsub under View. You'll see a "configuration" button. Put your shiny new opensubtitles account in there and vlsub will work again.
4- accept that another nefarious link to you has been forged...

[lwc]

Thanks! Just 1 thing:

4- accept that another nefarious link to you has been forged...

Add to that the fact the password is saved in plaintext.

Also, if you use the VLC command-line --config=[config_file] then better remember the VLSub file with your password is saved elsewhere, so you might want to portabilize VLC.