Subscribe randomly failed with public repositories

[mathcantin]

Hi, Sometime subscribe on public repositories doesn't work.

This work: /github subscribe runatlantis/atlantis releases

This don't work: /github subscribe prometheus/prometheus releases /github subscribe traefik/traefik releases And return this:

I don't find any pattern on what work and doesn't work.

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[mathcantin]

I found these comments with the same problems, but the issue is close. https://github.com/integrations/slack/issues/559#issuecomment-676005615 https://github.com/integrations/slack/issues/559#issuecomment-681621970

[garricko]

I see the same issue trying to subscribe to releases in a public repository (one I don't own or control). Any kind of work-around or fix in site? Subscribing seems to work fine for repositories within our own orgs (public and private repos) where the app is installed.

[mathcantin]

My work-around is to use the feed integration in slack, like this

/feed subscribe https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases.atom

[garricko]

Nice! That works.

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[deathemperor]

It is still relevant. the error happens to some repos and will always happens (tried with https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/)

[lorengordon]

There are so many issues reporting the same problem. Why does the app require a slack workspace? Can we install it to a repo/org without a slack workspace?

[pd-ericroy]

I'm getting the same error trying to subscribe to TypeScript, still an issue and not really clear why