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Hi,

I've had the following error a few times today, what does it mean? Is it something I'm doing or is it a BF issue?

18/11/2023 12:14:46: ListRaceDetailsRequest:PerformRequest Exception: System.Net.WebException: The underlying connection was closed: A connection that was expected to be kept alive was closed by the server. ---> System.IO.IOException: Unable to read data from the transport connection: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host. ---> System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host
at System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream.Read(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream.Read(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size)
at System.Net.FixedSizeReader.ReadPacket(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count)
at System.Net.Security._SslStream.StartFrameHeader(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
at System.Net.Security._SslStream.StartReading(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
at System.Net.Security._SslStream.ProcessRead(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
at System.Net.TlsStream.Read(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size)
at System.Net.PooledStream.Read(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size)
at System.Net.Connection.SyncRead(HttpWebRequest request, Boolean userRetrievedStream, Boolean probeRead)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.WebClientProtocol.GetWebResponse(WebRequest request)
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.HttpWebClientProtocol.GetWebResponse(WebRequest request)
at BFNGAPI.RescriptClient.InvokeJsonRpc[T](String method, IDictionary`2 args)
at BFNGAPI.RescriptClient.listRaceDetails(IList`1 meetingIds, IList`1 raceIds)
at Framework.Requests.ListRaceDetailsRequest.PerformRequest()
18/11/2023 12:14:46: RequestsController: RequestError = ERROR, RequestStatus = DONE, StartTime = 18/11/2023 12:14:31, EndTime = 18/11/2023 12:14:46
18/11/2023 12:17:53: Keep alive success.

Cheers
Andy

It is an issue with network connection, it happens from time to time. It has nothing to do with the bot, it is just failed network connection to get data from Betfair API. You can rent VPS to run the bot and get more reliable connection. Here is an article about VPS that we recommend:
https://www.bfbotmanager.com/en/help/vps

Thanks. I wasn't sure if it was perhaps my VPN. I didn't think it was the bot

Thanks also for the info on a VPS, I'm not sure I can justify the monthly fees at present!

Cheers
Andy