[mythtv] RE: Question about BACKEND_MESSAGE and ASK_RECORDING

[Torbjörn Jansson]

Torbjörn Jansson <mailto:torbjorn.jansson at mbox200.swipnet.se> wrote:
> I thought all BACKEND_MESSAGE:s was sent to all playback
> sockets that did "ANN Playback hostname 1" with the last
> number as a 1.
> 

I've figured it out, i wasn't sending the FRONTEND_READY message.
Aparently that message sets a flag that enables the backend message
ASK_RECORDING.
But i'm not sure i see why such a message would be needed.