[mythtv-users] Mooting architecture for a DataDirect replacement

Jay R. Ashworth jra at baylink.com
Thu Jun 21 13:42:49 UTC 2007


On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 09:19:53PM -0400, Michael Jones wrote:
> How about this..
> 
> Rather than creating a downloadable, encrypted file which must be  
> downloaded in its entirety why not create an SQL database which  
> tracks the programs on in a specific market.   Have the Mythtv Log  
> into this database query for that system's market and only update  
> records which need updating?

I'm trying as hard as possible to avoid "smart centralized server *that
everyone has to log in to*".  IME, that's one of the things that's made
Z2L hard to support.

> This should reduce downloads significantly since the only information  
> that needs to be downloaded is new information or information that  
> needs to change since the last download.

I don't want any downloads at all.  I'm after "just sit around and
catch."

Cheers,
-- jra
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