Marcs Updater
There have been some reports about issues with the Updater not updating anymore. Please try the latest beta version and switch to another IP Check provider instead of the previous default dnsomatic.com. For some reason they are rate-limiting the number of requests to their service. The new IP Check provider selection allows you to choose another provider in such cases. You can test the functionality with the new "Test" panel.
If you want to add a custom provider to the unstable testing version, store a JSON file like the following under %PROGRAMDATA%\Marcs Updater\ServiceProviders\dyndns.json:
{
"name": "DynDNS.org (Test)",
"endpoint": "https://members.dyndns.org/nic/update",
"method": "GET",
"queryString": "hostname={HOSTNAME}&myip={MYIP}",
"dataPayload": "",
"defaults": {
"username": "test",
"password": "test",
"hostname": "test1.customtest.dyndns.org"
}
}Supported query and payload tags are {USERNAME}, {PASSWORD}, {HOSTNAME} and {MYIP}. Restart the background service and foreground application to apply any changes.
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Kevin Broadey wrote:
Dyndns blocked my free account a few weeks ago for "abuse", saying it was being updated too frequently. I've set things up so that dns-O-matic updates dyndns, and your updater updates dns-O-matic. I noticed in the release notes for the latest version (build 253 2011-07-29) something about fixing a problem with updating too frequently. Was this aimed directly at the dyndns problem?
On the subject of release notes, it would be handy to be able to get at them directly from the About tab.
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Marc wrote:
Yep, the update should fix the problem. The release notes can be found under the following URL:
http://updater.marc-hoersken.d...
I will add a link to it on the about tab, thanks for the suggestion.