Re: is there a command line Reddit tool?

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It's jaws accessible and no more which means it is not any browser
accessible.


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On Wed, 27 Mar 2024, 'Rastislav Kish' via blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Actually, Reddit has done some quite impressive work on making their
> website accessible. It used to be almost unusable, now the experience is
> quite pleasant, even headings on posts worked for me once, but they no
> longer do, I'm not sure why. But JS is a requirement.
>
> Best regards
>
> Rastislav
>
> Dňa 27. 3. 2024 o 0:05 Karen Lewellen napísal(a):
> > Has any effort been made to educate the reddit team about this tool?
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 26 Mar 2024, 'Rastislav Kish' via blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >> so, the situation is like this. After Reddit API changes, now, the API
> >> still exists, but is throttled, I believe 10 requests per minute without
> >> API key and 100 with API key, or somewhere around those numbers, see the
> >> Reddit API sites for exact numbers.
> >> This is why mainstream Teddit instances that did not use an API key were
> >> throwing 429 quite often. Not always, but often.
> >> And that's also the reason I like i.opnxng.com, it's an inconspicuous
> >> domain that almost nobody has been using, so getting 429 there has
> >> always been pretty rare.
> >> However, it's not the only problem. Reddit also from time to time
> >> decides to arbitrarily block a Teddit instance after it had been used
> >> for a while, that's when you get the 403 errors. But this is actually a
> >> temporary thing that's IP dependent, so if you change either the
> >> address/instance or just wait few days, it will start working again.
> >> If you setup your own localhost instance, which is super-easy to do if
> >> you have docker, then you can just use some kind of proxy or whatever
> >> and it's rather easy to workaround.
> >> Eventually, Teddit also has an active Reddit API key. When it's used,
> >> the instance won't get blocked. Originally, this key had been used by
> >> the main teddit.net website, and was discouraged from being used for
> >> production purposes by other people, who were supposed to generate their
> >> own keys instead.
> >> However, I'm not quite sure if this is still possible to do, it used to
> >> be a mostly automated process, now you need to apply for an API key and
> >> get approved for it like an app developer according to the docs, what
> >> doesn't really make sense as fighting third-party apps was the reason of
> >> halting the API in the first place.
> >> I make use of the API key occassionally, when opnxng gets blocked and
> >> I'm lazy to setup a proxy. The main Teddit website is down for quite a
> >> some time by now, so it's unlikely that anyone uses it anyway.
> >> However, I always get back to opnxng as soon as it's available again in
> >> order to avoid overusing the key and getting it cancelled, that would be
> >> a pity.
> >>
> >> So, yes, the situation with teddit, libreddit (l.opnxng.com btw) and
> >> other Reddit frontends is a bit complicated, but they still work, so I'm
> >> not complaining. :)
> >>
> >> Best regards
> >>
> >> Rastislav
> >>
> >> Dňa 26. 3. 2024 o 8:43 Jace Kattalakkis napísal(a):
> >>> Every time I try using Teddit I get a 403 or 429 though, is there any
> >>> easy way around this, or?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 26/03/2024 05:32, 'Rastislav Kish' via blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >>>> Hello,
> >>>> for reading, I'm personally using the Teddit frontend, which should work
> >>>> well in LYNX as well:
> >>>> https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit
> >>>>
> >>>> My favourite instance is thisone (since it's usually free):
> >>>> https://i.opnxng.com
> >>>>
> >>>> Best regards
> >>>>
> >>>> Rastislav
> >>>>
> >>>> Dňa 26. 3. 2024 o 4:22 Karen Lewellen napísal(a):
> >>>>> Hi All,
> >>>>> previously, reddit worked well,  at least for reading posts, in both lynx
> >>>>> the cat and links the chain.
> >>>>> Now, even elinks produces a blocked error message, my guess is that the
> >>>>> reddit community is not aware of Linux and these tools for access.Wondered
> >>>>> though if another tool already exists that might be a part of a shell
> >>>>> infrastructure?
> >>>>> With appreciation,
> >>>>> Karen
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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