[kmymoney] [Bug 396831] 5.0 Version - Crashes when importing OFX/QFX File Using Firefox

[Jeff Barlow]

I assume this is about Citibank. Is there some reason to avoid naming 
them? There must be 100s of us with the same issue.

On 12/10/18 1:47 PM, Brendan Coupe wrote:
> I think you misunderstood what I meant to say. I would not bank over
> http either.
> 
> While mapping the account via KMM, which I think uses the settings on
> ofxhome.com, the URL is https. I don't think there is any chance this
> bank would allow http connections. This is a major bank in the US.
> 
> When I look at my kmy file, the URL is https.
> 
> The only thing that has http (without the s) is the error message when
> I try to access my bank or if I try to map online banking again.
> 
> So everything is http except the URL in the error message.
> 
> Is all of the text in the error message coming from the bank or is KMM
> generating the error based on error codes? I don't see anything in the
> source code so I don't think it's coming from KMM. Could it be coming
> from libofx if not the bank?
> 
> I'm really hoping this is not a bank problem because I'll probably
> never get them to fix it. I'm starting to lose hope though.
> 
> I have another bank with 2 savings accounts. In one the OFX file has
> positive numbers for interest earned. In the other the interest is
> negative. I have to run a command on the OFX file before I import it
> or the interest goes into the Payment column instead of the Deposit
> column. I have made many phone calls an barely got the last person to
> understand the difference between plus and minus. Once they did they
> said they would take care of it. Many months later....
> 
> The text of the error message is:
> Access Denied
> You don't have permission to access
> "http://www.Bank2.com/cards/xxxx/Bank2.do" on this server.
> 
> ----
> Brendan Coupe
> On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 12:33 PM Thomas Baumgart <thb at net-bembel.de> wrote:
>>
>> Brendan,
>>
>> On Montag, 10. Dezember 2018 20:01:48 CET Brendan Coupe wrote:
>>
>>> Not surprisingly I got nowhere talking to tech support at the Bank2. I
>>> don't think anyone answering the phones knows anything about direct
>>> connect. "Can you logon to our website" and "reinstall your personal
>>> finance software" is about all they could suggest.
>>
>> I am not surprised by that.
>>
>>> One thing I noticed is that the error message  says http while the url
>>> used by ofx is https. Is KMM or libofx ignoring the http(s) part of
>>> the online banking setting?
>>
>>  From what I see at a glance, it should not, but using http with a banking connection is not what you want. I would not want to make business with such a bank.
>>
>>> Another possible complication is that the domain they use is
>>> redirected to their main domain name. My user name a password work on
>>> the website. I've tried various changes to the ofx url but none of
>>> them worked.
>>>
>>> The error on Bank2 is the same no matter what I type into the username
>>> and password fields.
>>>
>>> This is annoying because it's a credit card and I like to import every
>>> day or two so that their aren't any surprises.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Thomas Baumgart
>>
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> 


-- 
Later,
Jeff