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Gmail error: "Invalid gadget specification"

pinku.surana says:
I'm trying to load the rmilk gmail gadget. I've enabled it in Labs and supplied the following url in Gadgets: http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/modules/gmail/rtm.xml.

When I click add, I get the following error:
"Invalid gadget specification. Ensure URL is correct and the gadget does not contain errors."

I've tried this in Firefox, Chrome and IE (on XP and Vista). I've cleared my cache and reloaded GMail. Any ideas?

Posted at 3:37pm on May 28, 2009
(closed account) says:
Yes ... me too.
It used to work [like yesterday] but today it stopped working.

While we wait for an answer, you can use this one :
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/modules/googleig/rtm.xml
Posted 14 years ago
(closed account) says:
I've got the same problem, but also with the second link posted by theberge43
Posted 14 years ago
andrewski (Remember The Milk) says:
Sorry you are having trouble. Do either of you use HTTPS for your Gmail? If so, you could run into some conflicts; we have a solution posted.

If not, could you possibly try disabling other Labs features to see if one is conflicting?
Posted 14 years ago
jamiemoffat says:
yep, it's happened to me today too
Posted 14 years ago
huber.dieter says:
@andrewski: Thx a lot! Adding the https-URL has solved my issue!

Now RTM is working in gmail again! :-)

Best regards
Dieter
Posted 14 years ago
andrewski (Remember The Milk) says:
Excellent Dieter, glad that helped. :)

This seems to be a temporary problem with the way Gmail has been loading the gadget; we'll keep you posted of any updates, but for now the HTTPS gadget URL is the best workaround.
Posted 14 years ago
pinku.surana says:
@andrewski: Thanks for the tip. I've turned off all Labs features except offline email, still fails. I tried running with http and https, still failed. However, I tried with https and the new link you provided and it works. So there's some problem with the http rmilk link.

But it works for now. Thanks.
Posted 14 years ago
andrewski (Remember The Milk) says:
I'm glad that works. We have some information on our status blog now too. (And we'll keep that updated as anything develops!)
Posted 14 years ago
bleivian says:
If you don't want https for some reason, try removing the www from the gadget url:
http://rememberthemilk.com/services/modules/gmail/rtm.xml
Posted 14 years ago
nishant.kapoor says:
i had the same problem, but this (https://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/modules/gmail/rtm_https.xml) works!
Posted 14 years ago
leevanlog says:
Wow - thanks for the help!
Posted 14 years ago
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