[Dxspider-support] QRZ lookups via DX Spider

Ian Maude maudeij at gmail.com
Sat Aug 6 19:57:40 BST 2016


Make your mind up Mike ;)

# set this to your QRZ user name (you need this for the sh/qrz
# command)
#
# eg
$qrz_uid = 'wa9pie';
#
$qrz_uid = undef;

#
# QRZ.com password - this goes with your user id above
#
# eg
$qrz_pw = 'xxxxxxxxxxx';
#
$qrz_pw = undef;
#

73 Ian

On 6 August 2016 at 16:56, Michael Carper, Ph.D. <mike at wa9pie.net> wrote:
> I'm doing the same thing, but I get:
> qrz> Error   : Username / password required
>
> And I surely have my username and password in the file.
>
> My Internet.pm file is as follows:
>
> ****************************
>
> #
> # in order for you to use the internet accessing routines you
> # need to set various flags and things in this file
> #
> # BUT DO NOT ALTER THIS FILE! It will be overwritten on every update
> #
> # COPY this file to ../local, alter it there and restart the software
> #
> # Copyright (c) 2000 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
> #
> #
> #
> package Internet;
> #
> # set this flag to 1 if you want to allow internet commands
> #
> $allow = 1;
> #
> # QRZ.com user id
> #
> # set this to your QRZ user name (you need this for the sh/qrz
> # command)
> #
> # eg
> $qrz_uid = 'wa9pie';
> #
> $qrz_uid = undef;
>
> #
> # QRZ.com password - this goes with your user id above
> #
> # eg
> $qrz_pw = 'xxxxxxxxxxx';
> #
> $qrz_pw = undef;
> #
> # the address of any HTTP proxy you might be using
> #
> # leave as is unless you need one
> #
> # eg:  $http_proxy = 'wwwcache.demon.co.uk';
> #
> $http_proxy = undef;
> #
> # HTTP proxy port - again leave alone unless you need this
> #
> # eg: $http_proxy_port = 8080;
> #
>
> #
> # list of urls and other things that are used in commands, here so that they
> # can be changed if necessary.
> #
> $qrz_url = 'xmldata.qrz.com';     # used by show/qrz
> $wm7d_url = 'www.wm7d.net';   # used by show/wm7d
> $db0sdx_url = 'www.qslinfo.de'; # used by show/db0sdx
> $db0sdx_path = '/qslinfo';
> $db0sdx_suffix = '.asmx';
> $dx425_url = 'www.iz5fsa.net';          # used by show/425
> #$contest_host = 'www.sk3bg.se';         # used by show/contest
> #$contest_url = "/contest/text";         # used by show/contest
> #SHOW/IK3QAR <callsign> Show the 5 most recent informations found on IK3QAR
> ##Callsign Database about QSL Manager, Manager address and comments. This
> ##command works for sysop subscribed for the service at:
> ##    http://www.ik3qar.it/manager/dxc.php
> ##Write the given password below in $ik3qar_pw
> #
> $ik3qar_url = 'www.ik3qar.it';    # used by show/ik3qar
> $ik3qar_pw = 'PUT-PASSWORD-HERE';    # used by show/ik3qar
> # NOTE: you must copy $ik3qar_* lines to local/Internet.pm for them to have
> # any effect on an already running node.
> #
> #
> # end
> #
> 1;
>
> ****************************
>
> On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 1:29 AM, IZ5FSA <iz5fsa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> It works, but you have (simply) to not define variable
>>
>> $qrz_url
>>
>> or you have to define it as
>>
>> $qrz_url = 'xmldata.qrz.com';
>>
>> It works for me on IZ5FSA-6 at telnet://www.iz5fsa.net:8000
>>
>> 73 de Leo IZ5FSA
>>
>> Il 06/08/2016 06:49, Michael Carper, Ph.D. ha scritto:
>>
>> Here's "an oldie but a goodie"...
>>
>> Does anyone have the "sh/qrz" command actually returning data from
>> QRZ.com?
>>
>> Mike, WA9PIE
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:52 PM, Dave Trainor <dave at n8zfm.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yes that was all I did.  But I had in place my QRZ logon and password
>>> before hand.  I just never had noticed the lookup failure on the Url change,
>>> wonder how log that had not worked?  Its not a feature I personally use and
>>> none of the users told me it was broke.
>>>
>>> 73 – Dave N8ZFM  KY4XX Node
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Michael Carper <mike at wa9pie.net>
>>> Reply-To: The DXSpider Support list <dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
>>> Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 4:46 PM
>>> To: The DXSpider Support list <dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
>>>
>>> Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] QRZ lookups via DX Spider
>>>
>>> Dave... all you did was update the Internet.pm file to "xmldata.qrz.com"
>>> and it worked after restarting the node?
>>>
>>> Mike, WA9PIE
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Dave Trainor <dave at n8zfm.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Discovered that I also had the outdated Internet.pm URL for QRZ so
>>>> updated
>>>> it today. I did have to restart the node and now its doing lookups just
>>>> fine. Nice to hear about a problem, confirm that I have it, and have the
>>>> solution all in the same e-mail.
>>>>
>>>> 73 and happy DX to all
>>>> N8ZFM, Dave  KY4XX node
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 9/2/15, 3:21 PM, "Ian Maude" <maudeij at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >Yes, you do have to restart the node.  It works for me with a standard
>>>> >login and I am not paying for xml data.
>>>> >
>>>> >73 Ian
>>>> >
>>>> >On 2 September 2015 at 17:30, Michael Carper <mike at wa9pie.net> wrote:
>>>> >> I'm gonna try changing the line in Internet.pm from "www.qrz.com" to
>>>> >> "xmldata.qrz.com" and see if it works.  Do you need to restart DX
>>>> >>Spider in
>>>> >> order for this to take?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I really like the idea of having support for HamQTH.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Mike, WA9PIE
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 6:55 AM, Ricardo Suarez <lu9dahdu at gmail.com>
>>>> >>wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> I write a HamQTH parser many years ago and still works, free and
>>>> >>>plug-in
>>>> >>> replacement for sh/qrz!
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> login: lu9da
>>>> >>> lu9da
>>>> >>> Hello Rick, this is LU9DA-6 in Mar del Plata, Argentina
>>>> >>> running DXSpider V1.55 build 0.141
>>>> >>> Cluster: 370 nodes, 4 local / 3183 total users  Max users 8263
>>>> >>> Uptime
>>>> >>>325
>>>> >>> 14:07
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> LU9DA de LU9DA-6  2-Sep-2015 1144Z dxspider > sh/hqth lu9da
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> HAMQTH search for lu9da:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>         callsign : lu9da
>>>> >>>         nick : Rick
>>>> >>>         qth : Mar del Plata
>>>> >>>         country : Argentina
>>>> >>>         adif : 100
>>>> >>>         itu : 13
>>>> >>>         cq : 13
>>>> >>>         grid : GF12EA
>>>> >>>         adr_name : Ricardo
>>>> >>>         adr_street1 : SAVIO 1158 Dto. 2
>>>> >>>         adr_city : Mar del Plata
>>>> >>>         adr_zip : B7600
>>>> >>>         adr_country : Argentina
>>>> >>>         adr_adif : 100
>>>> >>>         lotw : Y
>>>> >>>         qsldirect : ?
>>>> >>>         qsl : Y
>>>> >>>         qsl_via : Direct with SASE and U$S 3 - better  eqsl.cc or
>>>> >>> lotw
>>>> >>> -
>>>> >>> Paypal allowed
>>>> >>>         eqsl : Y
>>>> >>>         email : lu9da at lu9da.org
>>>> >>>         birth_year : 1964
>>>> >>>         lic_year : 1979
>>>> >>>         web : http://www.lu9da.org
>>>> >>>         latitude : -37.9798583984375
>>>> >>>         longitude : -57.58979415893555
>>>> >>>         continent : SA
>>>> >>>         utc_offset : 3
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> LU9DA de LU9DA-6  2-Sep-2015 1145Z dxspider >
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Rick LU9DA
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> El 02/09/2015 a las 09:03, Keith Le Boutillier escribió:
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Hi Ian
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> As a sysop do we need to pay for the QRZ xmldata service?
>>>> >>>> Mine stopped working a while back and I don't really want to pay
>>>> >>>> for
>>>> >>>> information that is available from many sources.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> 73 Keith GU6EFB Sysop GB7DXG-1
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> >>>> From: Dxspider-support
>>>> >>>>[mailto:dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.org] On
>>>> >>>> Behalf Of Ian Maude
>>>> >>>> Sent: 02 September 2015 09:08
>>>> >>>> To: The DXSpider Support list
>>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] QRZ lookups via DX Spider
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Hi Mike,
>>>> >>>> This was changed a little time ago.  The new URL is..
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> $qrz_url = 'xmldata.qrz.com¹;
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> 73 Ian
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> On 2 September 2015 at 05:08, Michael Carper <mike at wa9pie.net>
>>>> >>>> wrote:
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> Hey folks... has something happened to the URL on QRZ.com that was
>>>> >>>>> in
>>>> >>>>> "Internet.pm" that enabled folks to use QRZ.com lookups (using
>>>> >>>>> your
>>>> >>>>> credentials) while connected to DX Spider?
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> When I attempt a "show/qrz <callsign>", I get the following:
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> "301 Moved Permanently"
>>>> >>>>> "Data provided by www.qrz.com"
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> Mike, WA9PIE
>>>> >>>>>
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