[mythtv-users] front end over VPN or ssh

[Matt Emmott]

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Misty P <mistyp at thekorn.net> wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Josh White" <jaw1959 at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] front end over VPN or ssh
>
>
> >> Ummm, this sounds a lot like going into mythweb and downloading the
> file
> >> directly.  Granted, it wouldn't be done within the frontend, but...
> meh.
> >
> > yeah, no one likes a nice interface on their TV.
>
> You forgot to include the part where you *propose a better solution*.  I'm
> all ears!
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>

I already proposed one, I just don't have the skills to do it. There are
several  plugins for Myth that will let it advertise shows via RSS, and
there is  at least one project-that-shall-not-be-named that I know of that
will let you pull rss'ed videos directly into Myth. The project is now dead
but it was at least a usable proof of concept.

It's a feasible option and coule be integrated directly into Myth's front
end or as a standalone GUI with a nice UI that could plop the shows into
Myth. It's just such a grey area as far as legality and copyright
infringement that nobody will officailly produce such a project.

How fast is your VPN and how far away is it? Could you get away with port
forwarding across the router / firewall?
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