Bug 365064

Summary: Cannot search from google scholar
Product: [Applications] KBibTeX Reporter: Alice <butterflyonleft>
Component: Network/online searchAssignee: Thomas Fischer <fischer>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: normal    
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 0.6   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Alice 2016-07-04 09:00:48 UTC
When I search paper from google scholar, return "Searching 'Google Scholar' failed with error message: Error downloading http://scholar.google.com/ -server replied: Forbidden.
Comment 1 Thomas Fischer 2016-07-04 11:45:06 UTC
I cannot confirm this problem on my end. The error message does not contain sufficient information on what is happening. Possible reasons may include that you made too many requests to Google Scholar and you are simply blocked (temporarily). Please try again from a different IP address (or even different subnet).
If the problem persists, please run KBibTeX from a terminal/command line, record all output, and attach it to this bug report.
Comment 2 Thomas Fischer 2016-08-06 20:12:00 UTC
Hello Alice,
do you still have issues with Google Scholar?

(In reply to Alice from comment #0)
> When I search paper from google scholar, return "Searching 'Google Scholar'
> failed with error message: Error downloading http://scholar.google.com/
> -server replied: Forbidden.
Comment 3 Thomas Fischer 2016-10-26 20:12:32 UTC
1. No update on this bug report for more than a year.
2. Works for me and no other user has reported issues.
3. Google blocks users for various issues, such as too many requests or suspicion of being a bot (just try to use Tor and see what happens).
-> Closing bug.