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  • Re: unable to download video data: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden

    From Mr. Man-wai Chang@toylet.toylet@gmail.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.software.firefox,alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.freeware on Sat Jan 31 17:30:48 2026
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    On 1/31/2026 3:30 AM, Stan Brown wrote:

    I typed
    yt-dlp -U
    on my command line this morning, after yt-dlp failed to retrieve a
    video. After updating, yt-dlp downloaded that same video just fine.


    Check out the thread "You Tube Videos" in alt.comp.freeware or alt.comp.os.windows-10 !! :)
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  • From Mr. Man-wai Chang@toylet.toylet@gmail.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.software.firefox,alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.freeware on Sat Jan 31 17:40:12 2026
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    On 1/31/2026 5:30 PM, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:

    Check out the thread "You Tube Videos" in alt.comp.freeware or alt.comp.os.windows-10 !! :)
    Sorry, not newsgroup "alt.comp.os.windows-10", but "alt.comp.software.firefox"!
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  • From Maria Sophia@mariasophia@comprehension.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.software.firefox,alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.freeware on Sat Jan 31 12:34:59 2026
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    Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
    Check out the thread "You Tube Videos" in alt.comp.freeware or
    alt.comp.os.windows-10 !! :)
    Sorry, not newsgroup "alt.comp.os.windows-10", but "alt.comp.software.firefox"!

    What's confusing to me is the two threads appear to be from the same nym.
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  • From Mr. Man-wai Chang@toylet.toylet@gmail.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.software.firefox,alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.freeware on Sun Feb 1 15:39:56 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.comp.os.windows-11

    On 2/1/2026 1:34 AM, Maria Sophia wrote:

    What's confusing to me is the two threads appear to be from the same nym.

    Maybe just coincidence... the important bit is the solution.
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