![]() ![]() We also receive thousands of customer feature requests, but have to be patient and not implement every feature. Every operation is overloaded by options that average user won't ever need. In result working with Calibre is like using a steam-hammer to crack nuts. Finding compromise between thousands of opinions is very difficult task. Every developer in the large community wants to add a small function that she personally needs. The second issue with Calibre is its monstrous and overkill functionality. On the other hand, Alfa that is focused only on Windows-users, uses all these Microsoft's gifts to create really comfortable UI. In particular they can't use Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) - the graphical subsystem by Microsoft for rendering user interfaces in Windows-based applications. So the developers have to build the same software for 3 different systems and of course this imposes limitations on the variety of tools they can use. The point is that Calibre is developed for three platforms: Windows, Mac and Linux. Tests were conducted with and without use of Kaspersky VPN.The first Alfa's advantage over Calibre, which is obvious from the first sight is more beautiful and comfortable user interface. I don't normally use a VPN as I am seldom geo blocked. With Kaspersky VPN set to the UK I was able to access the Denon sites. I tested that the VPN was working by accessing the Denon USA and UK sites which currently blocks all traffic from Cambodia. I also switched off all Location services in Windows. Please also note that to ensure that I was not be geo blocked I installed Kaspersky VPN and accessed pretending to be located in Leeds, UK. I always update to a major release but wait 3 - 4 days before I update. I encountered the problem on Version 5.42.Ĭalibre has updates of minor releases every 3-4 weeks. Please note that the web page you reference downloads Calibre Portable Version 5.43 which was made available after I deleted Kaspersky so I have not been able to test on that version. Kaspersky was used to keep my background update other applications. My Kaspersky was set for automatic updates I delay any Windows updates for 1 day. I also changed the DNS on my Windows machine to Google (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.8.4). I deleted any software installed immediately prior to the problem occurring (this was Facebook Messenger app used for a virtual meeting). I then refreshed Firefox but still had similar results. I noticed that Calibre Metadata Download function uses Mozilla Version 83 (as advised by Calibre author). Deleted the entire Calibre folder including the portable app and cleared Windows Recycle Bin.Īlso during testing I deleted Windows temporary files and cache. Attempted a metadata download which failed. Achieved a metadata download which was successful A book where previously metadata download has occurred.Į. I did not encounter the problem until around 21 May (I cannot be sure of the actual date).ĭ. The version the problem initially occurred on was Version 5.42. I tested 2 versions from major release 5 and two from major release 4. In my testing I sampled previous versions of Calibre Portable (available at ) to determine if it was the latest release. You should select the "Portable Version". Hello mention is related to this software: ?If no, Please provide the software download address for me. ![]() I really need a resolution as soon as possible.Īn example of the error encountered (for a book where metadata download had previously worked) is: I am currently relying on Windows Defender which is not my optimal preference. I uninstalled Kaspersky and the metadata downloads work perfectly. This applied to all iterations of Calibre Portable. Enabling Kaspersky would cause the metadata download to fail. With an previously unused version of Calibre it would work if Kapersky was disabled. It would work the first time an earlier release was used but subsequent attempts at metadata download would fail with the same results. After a period of evaluation of potential probable causes I tried using earlier versions of Calibre. The remote host would reject the attempt to download the metadata and terminate the connection. This applied to metadata downloads from Amazon, Google and Good reads. I recently started having failures on Calibre Metadata download for books. ![]()
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