[mythtv-users] front end over VPN or ssh

J jsweepstakes at gmail.com
Thu May 8 02:19:40 UTC 2008


Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 13:13:35 -0400

> From: "Matt Emmott" <memmott at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] front end over VPN or ssh
> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
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> 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!
> >  <http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users>
> >
>
> 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?
>

The connection is very slow..... I mean this could be useful if not for this
but at least for helping wireless clients...... can there be some sort of a
frontend cache?
-J
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