Revert "Grab only tickets with status 'new'"

This reverts commit a19c85171daf45471c2e027c162bc9b7a7627808.
We can monkey patch this in the conf file.
Revert "Don't verify HTTPS certificates"

This reverts commit 78fe8dfed09a44cad04c464c923cfecf0c275ede.
This can be monkey patched in the conf file.