GNU bug report logs - #81101
[PATCH] No longer raise error on HTTP 402 (Payment Required)

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From: Amin Bandali <bandali <at> gnu.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] No longer raise error on HTTP 402 (Payment Required)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 10:57:22 -0400

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Tags: patch

url-http-parse-headers raises an error when encountering an HTTP 402
Payment Required status code, preventing further interaction with the
page e.g. in eww.

Instead of signalling an error using `error', it should just return t
to give the user a chance to interact with the page.

In GNU Emacs 31.0.60 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, cairo version
 1.18.4) of 2026-05-22 built on marita
Repository revision: 2936b36164ded60e0257f1ee872ff333bc4f4abd
Repository branch: emacs-31
Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.12101016
System Description: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)

Configured using:
 'configure --without-gconf --without-gsettings --without-gpm
 --with-native-compilation --with-x-toolkit=no --without-xaw3d
 --with-mailutils'

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Message #8 received at 81101 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Amin Bandali <bandali <at> gnu.org>
To: 81101 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] No longer raise error on HTTP 402 (Payment Required)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 11:08:17 -0400

Sorry, forgot to add that this allows me to browse in eww again
websites like the Emacs wiki <https://www.emacswiki.org> that use the
'botcheck' anti-bot challenge which serves its human verification page
with a HTTP 402 status code.

I'd like to push this to the emacs-31 branch since it's a tiny change
but allows users to use more sites in eww, if the maintainers agree.

Message #11 received at 81101 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
To: Amin Bandali <bandali <at> gnu.org>, 81101 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#81101: [PATCH] No longer raise error on HTTP 402 (Payment
 Required)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 17:47:49 +0100

Amin Bandali [22/May 11:08am -04] wrote:
> Sorry, forgot to add that this allows me to browse in eww again
> websites like the Emacs wiki <https://www.emacswiki.org> that use the
> 'botcheck' anti-bot challenge which serves its human verification page
> with a HTTP 402 status code.
>
> I'd like to push this to the emacs-31 branch since it's a tiny change
> but allows users to use more sites in eww, if the maintainers agree.

I think this is okay, thanks.

-- 
Sean Whitton

Message #16 received at 81101-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Amin Bandali <bandali <at> gnu.org>
To: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
Cc: 81101-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#81101: [PATCH] No longer raise error on HTTP 402 (Payment
 Required)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 13:29:18 -0400

Sean Whitton wrote:

> Amin Bandali [22/May 11:08am -04] wrote:
>> Sorry, forgot to add that this allows me to browse in eww again
>> websites like the Emacs wiki <https://www.emacswiki.org> that use the
>> 'botcheck' anti-bot challenge which serves its human verification page
>> with a HTTP 402 status code.
>>
>> I'd like to push this to the emacs-31 branch since it's a tiny change
>> but allows users to use more sites in eww, if the maintainers agree.
>
> I think this is okay, thanks.

Thanks, applied to emacs-31.

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