Rapget stopped working

I have used rapget for years now, version 1.26 and have never had a problem. But now all I am getting when putting in links is just the clock things and timed out.
I have a up to date RS account with about a month to go on it.
Its all set up correctly both in my rs account and rapget settings.
I have tried the updated rapget version 1.41 and the ssl libary. But still no good.
If I cannot get this to work again is there anything else that is as easy to use?
Anyone else had this problem lately?
Answer #1
I recommend
IDM for premium users
JDownloader for premium and free users.
Answer #2
Solved in this thread:
http://www.google.com?p=20055913#20055913
Get IDM here has been working a treat:
http://www.google.com?t=2422526&highlight=
Please remember to CODE all links
Post edited For You - nzindiboy
Answer #3
yes mate I have been using rapget for years also and mine has stopped working this last couple of days also
Answer #4
Mine stopped as well, IDM works ok & there are probably a number of other solutions… Here is another easy alternative to IDM & Rapget that works flawlessly for me… (Rapidshare Premium account holders only)
If your not using firefox then download it from here http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html
Once firefox is installed then go to this firefox add on page
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6307
then install the Rapidfire addon
Next, visit the Rapidshare homepage & log into your Premium account & save your username & password when prompted by Firefox (click the remember tab at the top right of your browser)
Thats it…
All you need to do now when downloading multiple RS links is highlight them, right mouse click and select rapidfire from the drop down list….. you can Que up a huge list of links & pause/ resume etc as you wish….. One thing i like about this is it displays a small line of download info in the bottom of your browser window showing how many downloads you have active & a “total time remaining” handy if you are for e.g only downloading 1 movie & want to know how long until you can watch it
Something else i have noticed using this rapidfire add on is, it totally max’s out my internet connection “Constantly” where as downloading with rapget my connection never maxed out & fluctuated between 40% – 90% of available bandwidth…… tested downloading 4 files simultaneously on both rapidfire & rapget & rapidfire thrashed it!… I have no idea how or why… maybe somebody else may have some input about this :