hotfix: changed DomRobot API behaviour

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,44 @@
 # Changelog
 
 
+## 0.5.3 (2023-02-26)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Set constant alpine version as latest couses issues. [Eduard Veit]
+
+
+## 0.5.2 (2023-02-26)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Incorrect dns ip handling via domrobot. [Eduard Veit]
+
+
+## 0.5.1 (2022-11-21)
+
+### Features
+
+* Use provider checkip API. [Eduard Veit]
+
+### Fix
+
+* Handle some curl exit codes. [Eduard Veit]
+
+
+## 0.5.0 (2022-11-10)
+
+### Features
+
+* Use provider DNS servers. [Eduard Veit]
+
+* Temporarily disable an ip version if the connectivity/routing does not work. [Eduard Veit]
+
+### Documentation
+
+* 📝 update default values in table. [Eduard Veit]
+
+
 ## 0.4.0 (2022-11-07)
 
 ### Features

Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM alpine:latest
+FROM alpine:3.16.4
 
 RUN \
 apk update \

README.md

@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ IPv4 (A) and IPv6 (AAAA) record updates are supported.
 The following update methods are currently implemented:
 
 | Provider            | API                   | TTL in seconds | Credentials                                                                                  | own domain via NS record                 | free (sub-) domain                   |
-|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
-| INWX.com            | Domrobot JSON-RPC-API | 300            | customer login `username` & `password`. Mobile TAN (OTP) is currently not supported by DynB. | ✔️                       | ⛔ choose one of your owned domains             |
-| INWX.com            | DynDNS2               | 60             | specific dyndns `username` & `password`                                                      | ✔️                       | ⛔ choose one of your owned domains per account |
-| deSEC.io (dedyn.io) | DynDNS2               | 60             | `token`                                                                                      | ✔️                       | ✔️                                             |
+|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
+| INWX.com            | Domrobot JSON-RPC-API | 300            | customer login `username` & `password`. Mobile TAN (OTP) is currently not supported by DynB. | ✔️ 🆓 for your registered domains @ inwx | ⛔ for your registered domains @ inwx |
+| INWX.com            | DynDNS2               | 60             | specific dyndns `username` & `password`                                                      | ✔️ 🆓 for your registered domains @ inwx | ⛔ for your registered domains @ inwx |
+| deSEC.io (dedyn.io) | DynDNS2               | 60             | `token`                                                                                      | ✔️ 🆓                                    | ✔️                                   |
 | DuckDNS.org         | DynDNS2               | 60             | `token`                                                                                      | ⛔                                        | ✔️                                   |
-| dynv6.com           | DynDNS2               | 60             | `token`                                                                                      | ✔️                       | ✔️                                             |
+| dynv6.com           | DynDNS2               | 60             | `token`                                                                                      | ✔️ 🆓                                    | ✔️                                   |
 | ddnss.de            | DynDNS2               | 10             | `update key` as `token`                                                                      | ⛔                                        | ✔️                                   |
-| IPv64.net           | DynDNS2               | 60             | `DynDNS Updatehash` as `token`                                                               | ⛔                        | ✔️                                             |
-| dynu.com            | DynDNS2               | 30             | `username` & `password`                                                                      | ✔️                       | ✔️                                             |
+| IPv64.net           | DynDNS2               | 60             | `DynDNS Updatehash` as `token`                                                               | ✔️ 💲                                    | ✔️                                   |
+| dynu.com            | DynDNS2               | 30             | `username` & `password`                                                                      | ✔️ 🆓                                    | ✔️                                   |
 
 ## 📦 Requirements
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ services:
 ## environment variables
 
 | variable              | default value                                                                                                                  | description                                                                                                    |
-|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | DYNB_DYN_DOMAIN       | undefined                                                                                                                      | required; `dyndns.example.com`                                                                                 |
 | DYNB_SERVICE_PROVIDER | undefined                                                                                                                      | required; `deSEC`, `duckdns`, `dynv6`, `inwx`, `ddnss`, `ipv64`                                                |
 | DYNB_UPDATE_METHOD    | undefined                                                                                                                      | required; `dyndns` or `domrobot` (with inwx)                                                                   |
@@ -185,6 +185,6 @@ services:
 | DYNB_TOKEN            | undefined                                                                                                                      | the requirement depends on your provider and the update method                                                 |
 | DYNB_INTERVAL         | undefined                                                                                                                      | without this setting the script/docker container will run one time and exits                                   |
 | DYNB_DEBUG            | undefined                                                                                                                      | more console outputs                                                                                           |
-| DYNB_IPv4_CHECK_SITE  | api64.ipify.org | You need a website or Web-API that outputs your remote IP                                                      |
-| DYNB_IPv6_CHECK_SITE  | api64.ipify.org | You need a website or Web-API that outputs your remote IP                                                      |
-| DYNB_DNS_CHECK_SERVER | undefined       | If you are using a local DNS Resolver/Server make sure it answers with the public answer or set another server |
+| DYNB_IPv4_CHECK_SITE  | tries in this order `ip64.ev21.de` (anonymous logging for 7 days), `api64.ipify.org`, `api.my-ip.io/ip`, `ip.anysrc.net/plain` | You need a website or Web-API that outputs your remote IP                                                      |
+| DYNB_IPv6_CHECK_SITE  | tries in this order `ip64.ev21.de` (anonymous logging for 7 days), `api64.ipify.org`, `api.my-ip.io/ip`, `ip.anysrc.net/plain` | You need a website or Web-API that outputs your remote IP                                                      |
+| DYNB_DNS_CHECK_SERVER | using the DynDNS2 providers DNS servers                                                                                        | If you are using a local DNS Resolver/Server make sure it answers with the public answer or set another server |

dynb.sh

@@ -53,30 +53,35 @@ _network_interface=
 
 _INWX_JSON_API_URL=https://api.domrobot.com/jsonrpc/
 _internet_connectivity_test_server=https://www.google.de
+_default_check_ip_servers=("ip64.ev21.de" "api64.ipify.org" "api.my-ip.io/ip" "ip.anysrc.net/plain")
 _ipv4_checker=
 _ipv6_checker=
 _DNS_checkServer=
-_new_IPv4=
-_new_IPv6=
+_remote_IPv4=
+_remote_IPv6=
 _dns_records=
 _main_domain=
 _is_IPv4_enabled=false
 _is_IPv6_enabled=false
 _interface_str=
-_status=
 _eventTime=0
 _errorCounter=0
 _response=
 _statusHostname=
 _statusUsername=
 _statusPassword=
-_version=0.4.0
+_version=0.5.3
 _userAgent="DynB/$_version github.com/EV21/dynb"
 _configFile=$HOME/.local/share/dynb/.env
 _statusFile=/tmp/dynb.status
 _debug=false
 _minimum_looptime=60
 _loopMode=false
+_remote_ip=
+_dns_ip=
+_has_remote_ip_error=
+_has_remote_ip4=false
+_has_remote_ip6=false
 
 # Ansi color code variables
 yellow_color="\e[0;33m"
@@ -125,7 +130,7 @@ function is_ip_address
       result=$?
     ;;
   esac
-  return $result
+  return "$result"
 }
 
 function loopMode
@@ -217,27 +222,25 @@ function fetchDNSRecords
 function getRecordID
 {
   echo "$_dns_records" |
-    jq "select(.type == \"${1}\") | .id"
+    jq --raw-output "select(.type == \"${1}\") | .id"
 }
 
-## getDNSIP A
-# requires parameter A or AAAA
-# result to stdout
-function getDNSIP() {
-  local record_type=$1
-  if [[ $DYNB_UPDATE_METHOD == domrobot ]]
-  then
-    echo "$_dns_records" |
-      jq --raw-output "select(.type == \"${record_type}\") | .content"
-  else
-    if [[ -n $_DNS_checkServer ]]
-    then dig_response=$(dig @"${_DNS_checkServer}" in "$record_type" +short "$DYNB_DYN_DOMAIN")
-    else dig_response=$(dig in "$record_type" +short "$DYNB_DYN_DOMAIN")
-    fi
+## do_dig_request A B
+# sets variable: _dns_ip
+#
+# requires parameter
+# 1. param: dns server address
+# 2. param: A or AAAA
+function do_dig_request
+{
+  local dns_server=$1
+  local record_type=$2
+  dig_response=$(dig @"$dns_server" in "$record_type" +short "$DYNB_DYN_DOMAIN" 2>&1)
   dig_exitcode=$?
   if [[ $dig_exitcode -gt 0 ]]
   then
-      errorMessage "DNS request failed with exit code: $dig_exitcode $dig_response"
+    errorMessage "DNS request for $record_type @ $dns_server failed with exit code: $dig_exitcode $dig_response"
+    unset _dns_ip
     return 1
   else
     case $record_type in
@@ -247,56 +250,86 @@ function getDNSIP() {
     ;;
     esac
     if test $? -gt 0
-      then return 1
+    then
+      test -n "$dig_response" || debugMessage "dig response: $dig_response"
+      unset _dns_ip
+      return 1
     fi
   fi
   # If the dns resolver lists multiple records in the answer section we filter the first line
   # using short option "-n" and not "--lines" because of alpines limited BusyBox head command
-    echo "$dig_response" | head -n 1
+  _dns_ip=$(echo "$dig_response" | head -n 1)
+  return 0
+}
+
+## getDNSIP A
+# sets variable: _dns_ip
+#
+# requires parameter
+# 1. param: A or AAAA
+function getDNSIP() {
+  local record_type=$1
+  if [[ $DYNB_UPDATE_METHOD == domrobot ]]
+  then
+    _dns_ip=$(echo "$_dns_records" |
+      jq --raw-output "select(.type == \"${record_type}\") | .content")
+  else
+    for current_dns_server in "${provider_dns_servers[@]}"
+    do
+      debugMessage "try dig DNS request with record type $record_type @$current_dns_server"
+      if do_dig_request "$current_dns_server" "$record_type"
+      then break
+      fi
+    done
   fi
 }
 
-_has_remote_ip_error=false
-
+## getRemoteIP A
+# sets variable: _remote_ip,
+#
 # requires parameter
 # 1. param: 4 or 6 for ip version
+#
 # result to stdout
 function getRemoteIP
 {
   local ip_version=$1
 
-  default_ip_check_servers=("ip64.ev21.de" "api64.ipify.org" "api.my-ip.io/ip" "ip.anysrc.net/plain")
+  if test -n "$_provider_check_ip"
+  then ip_check_servers=("$_provider_check_ip" "${_default_check_ip_servers[@]}")
+  fi
   case $ip_version in
     4)
       if test -n "$_ipv4_checker"
-      then ip_check_servers=("$_ipv4_checker" "${default_ip_check_servers[@]}")
-      else ip_check_servers=("${default_ip_check_servers[@]}")
+      then ip_check_servers=("$_ipv4_checker" "${_default_check_ip_servers[@]}")
+      else ip_check_servers=("${_default_check_ip_servers[@]}")
       fi
     ;;
     6)
       if test -n "$_ipv6_checker"
-      then ip_check_servers=("$_ipv6_checker" "${default_ip_check_servers[@]}")
-      else ip_check_servers=("${default_ip_check_servers[@]}")
+      then ip_check_servers=("$_ipv6_checker" "${_default_check_ip_servers[@]}")
+      else ip_check_servers=("${_default_check_ip_servers[@]}")
       fi
     ;;
   esac
 
   for current_check_server in "${ip_check_servers[@]}"
   do
+    debugMessage "try getting remote IPv$ip_version via $current_check_server"
     response=$(curl --silent "$_interface_str" --user-agent "$_userAgent" \
     --ipv"${ip_version}" --location "${current_check_server}")
     curls_status_code=$?
     # shellcheck disable=2181
     if [[ $curls_status_code -gt 0 ]]
     then
-      errorMessage "Remote IPv$ip_version request failed with ${current_check_server}"
+      errorMessage "Remote IPv$ip_version request @ ${current_check_server} failed with curl status code: $curls_status_code"
       _has_remote_ip_error=true
       return_value=1
     else
       if is_ip_address "$ip_version" "$response"
       then
         _has_remote_ip_error=false
-        echo "$response"
+        _remote_ip="$response"
         return_value=0
         break
       else
@@ -307,7 +340,21 @@ function getRemoteIP
     fi
   done
 
-  return $return_value
+  case $ip_version in
+  4)
+    if [[ $_has_remote_ip_error == true ]]
+    then _has_remote_ip4=false
+    else _has_remote_ip4=true
+    fi
+  ;;
+  6)
+    if [[ $_has_remote_ip_error == true ]]
+    then export _has_remote_ip6=false
+    else export _has_remote_ip6=true
+    fi
+  ;;
+  esac
+  return "$return_value"
 }
 
 # requires parameter
@@ -318,12 +365,12 @@ function updateRecord
   if [[ ${ip_version} == 4 ]]
   then
     ID=$(getRecordID A)
-    IP=$_new_IPv4
+    IP=$_remote_IPv4
   fi
   if [[ ${ip_version} == 6 ]]
   then
     ID=$(getRecordID AAAA)
-    IP=$_new_IPv6
+    IP=$_remote_IPv6
   fi
   if [[ $IP != "" ]]
   then
@@ -364,11 +411,13 @@ function prepare_request_parameters
       curl_parameters+=("--user" "$DYNB_USERNAME:$DYNB_PASSWORD")
       curl_parameters+=("--get") # inwx will ignore the ipv6 parameter if you don't put it into the url
       dyndns_update_url="https://dyndns.inwx.com/nic/update"
+      provider_dns_servers=("ns.inwx.de" "ns2.inwx.de" "ns3.inwx.eu")
     ;;
     [Dd][Yy][Nn][Uu]*)
       curl_parameters+=("--user" "$DYNB_USERNAME:$DYNB_PASSWORD")
       curl_parameters+=("--get")
       dyndns_update_url="https://api.dynu.com/nic/update"
+      provider_dns_servers=("NS11.dynu.com" "NS10.dynu.com" "NS12.dynu.com")
     ;;
     [Dd][Ee][Ss][Ee][Cc]* | [Dd][Ee][Dd][Yy][Nn]* )
     # deSEC.de / dedyn.io
@@ -376,6 +425,8 @@ function prepare_request_parameters
       curl_parameters+=("--get")
       curl_parameters+=("--data-urlencode" "hostname=$DYNB_DYN_DOMAIN")
       dyndns_update_url="https://update.dedyn.io"
+      provider_dns_servers=("ns1.desec.io" "ns2.desec.org")
+      _provider_check_ip="https://checkip.dedyn.io" # checkipv4 and checkipv6 is also available
     ;;
     [Dd][Yy][Nn][Vv]6*)
     # dynv6.com
@@ -385,6 +436,7 @@ function prepare_request_parameters
       curl_parameters+=("--data-urlencode" "zone=$DYNB_DYN_DOMAIN")
       curl_parameters+=("--data-urlencode" "token=$DYNB_TOKEN")
       dyndns_update_url="https://dynv6.com/api/update"
+      provider_dns_servers=("ns1.dynv6.com" "ns2.dynv6.com" "ns3.dynv6.com")
     ;;
     [Dd][Uu][Cc][Kk][Dd][Nn][Ss]*)
     # DuckDNS.org
@@ -394,6 +446,7 @@ function prepare_request_parameters
       curl_parameters+=("--data-urlencode" "domains=$DYNB_DYN_DOMAIN")
       curl_parameters+=("--data-urlencode" "token=$DYNB_TOKEN")
       dyndns_update_url="https://www.duckdns.org/update"
+      provider_dns_servers=("ns1.duckdns.org" "ns2.duckdns.org")
     ;;
     [Dd][Dd][Nn][Ss][Ss]*)
     # ddnss.de
@@ -403,6 +456,7 @@ function prepare_request_parameters
       curl_parameters+=("--data-urlencode" "host=$DYNB_DYN_DOMAIN")
       curl_parameters+=("--data-urlencode" "key=$DYNB_TOKEN")
       dyndns_update_url="https://ddnss.de/upd.php"
+      provider_dns_servers=("ns1.ddnss.de" "ns2.ddnss.de" "ns3.ddnss.de")
     ;;
     [Ii][Pp][Vv]64*)
     # IPv64.net
@@ -412,30 +466,32 @@ function prepare_request_parameters
       curl_parameters+=("--header" "Authorization: Bearer $DYNB_TOKEN")
       curl_parameters+=("--data-urlencode" "domain=$DYNB_DYN_DOMAIN")
       dyndns_update_url="https://ipv64.net/nic/update"
+      provider_dns_servers=("ns1.IPv64.net" "ns2.IPv64.net")
     ;;
     *)
       errorMessage "$DYNB_SERVICE_PROVIDER is not supported"
       exit 1
     ;;
   esac
-
-  prepare_ip_flag_parameters
-  curl_parameters+=("${ip_flag_parameters[@]}")
+  if test -n "$_DNS_checkServer"
+  then provider_dns_servers=("$_DNS_checkServer" "${provider_dns_servers[@]}")
+  fi
 }
 
 function prepare_ip_flag_parameters
 {
-  if [[ $_is_IPv4_enabled == true ]] && [[ $_is_IPv6_enabled == true ]]
+  debugMessage "IPv4 enabled: $_is_IPv4_enabled; IPv6 enabled: $_is_IPv6_enabled; has remote IPv4: $_has_remote_ip4; has remote IPv6: $_has_remote_ip6"
+  if [[ $_is_IPv4_enabled == true ]] && [[ $_is_IPv6_enabled == true ]] && [[ $_has_remote_ip4 == true ]] && [[ $_has_remote_ip6 == true ]]
   then
-    ip_flag_parameters=("--data-urlencode" "${ipv4_parameter_name}=${_new_IPv4}" "--data-urlencode" "${ipv6_parameter_name}=${_new_IPv6}")
+    ip_flag_parameters=("--data-urlencode" "${ipv4_parameter_name}=${_remote_IPv4}" "--data-urlencode" "${ipv6_parameter_name}=${_remote_IPv6}")
   fi
-  if [[ $_is_IPv4_enabled == true ]] && [[ $_is_IPv6_enabled == false ]]
+  if [[ $_is_IPv4_enabled == true ]] && [[ $_is_IPv6_enabled == false ]] || [[ $_is_IPv4_enabled == true ]] && [[ $_is_IPv6_enabled == true ]] && [[ $_has_remote_ip4 == true ]] && [[ $_has_remote_ip6 == false ]]
   then
-    ip_flag_parameters=("--data-urlencode" "${ipv4_parameter_name}=${_new_IPv4}")
+    ip_flag_parameters=("--data-urlencode" "${ipv4_parameter_name}=${_remote_IPv4}")
   fi
-  if [[ $_is_IPv4_enabled == false ]] && [[ $_is_IPv6_enabled == true ]]
+  if [[ $_is_IPv4_enabled == false ]] && [[ $_is_IPv6_enabled == true ]] || [[ $_is_IPv4_enabled == true ]] && [[ $_is_IPv6_enabled == true ]] && [[ $_has_remote_ip4 == false ]] && [[ $_has_remote_ip6 == true ]]
   then
-    ip_flag_parameters=("--data-urlencode" "${ipv6_parameter_name}=${_new_IPv6}")
+    ip_flag_parameters=("--data-urlencode" "${ipv6_parameter_name}=${_remote_IPv6}")
   fi
 }
 
@@ -447,6 +503,7 @@ function send_request
     curl --silent "$_interface_str" \
     "${curl_parameters[@]}" \
     "${dyndns_update_url}")
+  _curl_exit_code=$?
   analyse_response
   status_code=$?
   return $status_code
@@ -525,7 +582,11 @@ function analyse_response
       return 1
       ;;
     *)
-      if [[ "$_response" == "$_status" ]]; then
+      if test $_curl_exit_code -gt 0
+      then
+        analyse_curl_exit_code $_curl_exit_code
+        return $?  
+      elif test -n "$_response" && [[ "$_response" == "$_previous_response_was" ]]; then
         errorMessage "An unknown response code has been received: $_response"
         return 1
       else
@@ -536,10 +597,31 @@ function analyse_response
   esac
 }
 
+function analyse_curl_exit_code
+{
+  local current_curl_exit_code=$1
+  case $current_curl_exit_code in
+    6)
+      errorMessage "curl exit code: $_curl_exit_code; Couldn't resolve host: $dyndns_update_url"
+    ;;
+    7)
+      errorMessage "curl exit code: $_curl_exit_code; Failed to connect to host: $dyndns_update_url"
+    ;;
+    22)
+      errorMessage "curl exit code: $_curl_exit_code HTTP error code being 400 or above"
+    ;;
+    *)
+      errorMessage "curl exit code: $_curl_exit_code"
+    ;;
+  esac
+  return "$current_curl_exit_code"
+}
+
 # using DynDNS2 protocol
 function dynupdate
 {
-  prepare_request_parameters
+  prepare_ip_flag_parameters
+  curl_parameters+=("${ip_flag_parameters[@]}")
   send_request
   request_status=$?
   return $request_status
@@ -547,15 +629,25 @@ function dynupdate
 
 function setStatus
 {
-  echo "_status=$1; _eventTime=$2; _errorCounter=$3; _statusHostname=$4; _statusUsername=$5; _statusPassword=$6" >/tmp/dynb.status
+  echo "_curl_exit_code_was=$1; _previous_response_was=$2 _eventTime=$3; _errorCounter=$4; _statusHostname=$5; _statusUsername=$6; _statusPassword=$7" >/tmp/dynb.status
 }
 
+declare _previous_response_was
+declare _curl_exit_code_was
+
 # handle errors from past update requests
 function checkStatus
 {
-  case $_status in
+  local check_string
+  if [[ -z "${_previous_response_was}" ]]
+  then check_string=$_curl_exit_code_was
+  else check_string=$_previous_response_was
+  fi
+  
+  case $check_string in
     *nochg*)
-      if [[ _errorCounter -gt 1 ]]; then
+      if [[ _errorCounter -gt 1 ]]
+      then
         errorMessage "The update client was spamming unnecessary update requests, something might be wrong with your IP-Check site."
         errorMessage "Fix your config and then delete $_statusFile or restart your docker container"
         return 1
@@ -565,7 +657,7 @@ function checkStatus
       if [[ "$_statusHostname" == "$DYNB_DYN_DOMAIN" && ("$_statusUsername" == "$DYNB_USERNAME" || $_statusUsername == "$DYNB_TOKEN") ]]; then
         errorMessage "Hostname supplied does not exist under specified account, enter new login credentials before performing an additional request."
         return 1
-      else rm "$_statusFile"
+      else delete_status_file
       fi
       return 0
       ;;
@@ -573,7 +665,7 @@ function checkStatus
       if [[ "$_statusUsername" == "$DYNB_USERNAME" &&  ("$_statusPassword" == "$DYNB_PASSWORD" || $_statusPassword == "$DYNB_TOKEN") ]]; then
         errorMessage "Invalid username password combination."
         return 1
-      else rm "$_statusFile"
+      else delete_status_file
       fi
       return 0
       ;;
@@ -595,63 +687,87 @@ function checkStatus
       return 1
       ;;
     servererror | 911 | 5* | *'Too Many Requests'*)
-      delta=$(($(date +%s) - _eventTime))
-      if [[ $delta -lt 1800 ]]
+      if check_delay 30
       then
-        errorMessage "$_status: The provider currently has an fatal error. DynB will wait for next update until 30 minutes have passed since last request, $(date --date=@$delta -u +%M) minutes already passed."
-        return 1
-      else rm "$_statusFile"
-      fi
+        delete_status_file
         return 0
+      else
+        errorMessage "$_previous_response_was: The provider currently has a fatal error."
+        return 1
+      fi
       ;;
     *'Bad Request'*)
-      if [[ "$_statusUsername" == "$DYNB_USERNAME" &&  ("$_statusPassword" == "$DYNB_PASSWORD" || $_statusPassword == "$DYNB_TOKEN") ]]; then
+      if [[ "$_statusUsername" == "$DYNB_USERNAME" &&  ("$_statusPassword" == "$DYNB_PASSWORD" || $_statusPassword == "$DYNB_TOKEN") ]]
+      then
         errorMessage "Bad Request: Please check your credentials, maybe your token is invalid."
         return 1
-      else rm "$_statusFile"
+      else delete_status_file
       fi
       return 0
       ;;
     *)
-      if [[ _errorCounter -gt 1 ]]
+      if [[ $_errorCounter -gt 1 ]] && [[ "$_curl_exit_code_was" -eq 0 ]]
       then
         errorMessage "An unknown response code has repeatedly been received. $_response"
         return 1
+      elif [[ $_errorCounter -gt 1 ]] && [[ "$_curl_exit_code_was" -eq 7 ]]
+      then
+        if check_delay 15
+        then
+          delete_status_file
+          return 0
+        else return 1
+        fi
       else return 0
       fi
       ;;
   esac
 }
 
+function check_delay
+{
+  local minutes=$1
+  local seconds=$(( minutes * 60 ))
+  delta=$(($(date +%s) - _eventTime))
+  if [[ $delta -lt $seconds ]]
+  then
+    errorMessage "DynB only executes an update when $minutes minutes have passed since the last failed request, $(date --date=@$delta -u +%M) minutes have already passed."
+    if loopMode
+    then sleep $seconds
+    else return 1
+    fi
+  else return 0
+  fi
+}
+
 # requires parameter
 # 1. param: 4 or 6 for IP version
 function ipHasChanged
 {
   local ip_version=$1
-  remote_ip=$(getRemoteIP "$ip_version")
+  getRemoteIP "$ip_version"
   if test $? -gt 0
   then return 1
   fi
   case ${ip_version} in
     4)
-      dns_ip=$(getDNSIP A)
-      _new_IPv4=$remote_ip
-      debugMessage "IPv4 from remote IP check server: $_new_IPv4, IPv4 from DNS: $dns_ip"
+      getDNSIP A
+      _remote_IPv4=$_remote_ip
+      debugMessage "IPv4 from remote IP check server: $_remote_IPv4, IPv4 from DNS: $_dns_ip"
     ;;
     6)
-      dns_ip=$(getDNSIP AAAA)
-      _new_IPv6=$remote_ip
-      debugMessage "IPv6 from remote IP check server: $_new_IPv6, IPv6 from DNS: $dns_ip"
+      getDNSIP AAAA
+      _remote_IPv6=$_remote_ip
+      debugMessage "IPv6 from remote IP check server: $_remote_IPv6, IPv6 from DNS: $_dns_ip"
     ;;
-    *) ;;
   esac
 
-  if [[ "$remote_ip" == "$dns_ip" ]]
+  if [[ "$_remote_ip" == "$_dns_ip" ]]
   then return 1
   else
     case ${ip_version} in
-    4) infoMessage "New IPv4: $_new_IPv4 old was: $dns_ip";;
-    6) infoMessage "New IPv6: $_new_IPv6 old was: $dns_ip";;
+    4) infoMessage "Remote IPv4: $_remote_IPv4 DNS IPv4: $_dns_ip";;
+    6) infoMessage "Remote IPv6: $_remote_IPv6 DNS IPv6: $_dns_ip";;
     esac
     return 0
   fi
@@ -781,8 +897,8 @@ function doUnsets
   unset _is_IPv4_enabled
   unset _is_IPv6_enabled
   unset _main_domain
-  unset _new_IPv4
-  unset _new_IPv6
+  unset _remote_IPv4
+  unset _remote_IPv6
   unset _version
   unset DYNB_DYN_DOMAIN
   unset DYNB_USERNAME
@@ -823,11 +939,19 @@ function delete_status_file
   then
     debugMessage "Delete status file with previous errors"
     rm "$_statusFile"
+    unset _curl_exit_code_was
+    unset _previous_response_was
+    unset _eventTime
+    unset _errorCounter
+    unset _statusHostname
+    unset _statusUsername
+    unset _statusPassword
   fi
 }
 
 function doDynDNS2Updates
 {
+  prepare_request_parameters
   changed=0
   if [[ $_is_IPv4_enabled == true ]] && ipHasChanged 4
   then ((changed += 1))
@@ -835,7 +959,7 @@ function doDynDNS2Updates
   if [[ $_is_IPv6_enabled == true ]] && ipHasChanged 6
   then ((changed += 1))
   fi
-  if [[ $changed -gt 0 ]] && [[ $_has_remote_ip_error == false ]]
+  if [[ $changed -gt 0 ]]
   then
     if checkStatus
     then
@@ -846,7 +970,7 @@ function doDynDNS2Updates
         delete_status_file
       else
         debugMessage "Save new status after dynupdate has failed"
-        setStatus "$_response" "$(date +%s)" $((_errorCounter += 1)) "$DYNB_DYN_DOMAIN" "${DYNB_USERNAME}" "${DYNB_PASSWORD}${DYNB_TOKEN}"
+        setStatus "$_curl_exit_code" "$_response" "$(date +%s)" $((_errorCounter += 1)) "$DYNB_DYN_DOMAIN" "${DYNB_USERNAME}" "${DYNB_PASSWORD}${DYNB_TOKEN}"
       fi
     else debugMessage "Skip DynDNS2 update, checkStatus fetched previous error."
     fi
@@ -948,7 +1072,7 @@ function main
     do
       doUpdates
       debugMessage "wait $DYNB_INTERVAL seconds until next check"
-      sleep $DYNB_INTERVAL
+      sleep "$DYNB_INTERVAL"
     done
   else doUpdates
   fi