[mythtv-users] Taking a Load Off DataDirect ???

[Michael T. Dean]

On 06/11/2006 09:26 PM, Brian Wood wrote:
> I suspect a lot of us run multiple Myth systems. No real reason for  
> more than one in our home, but perhaps for friends, family, enemies etc.
>
> I suspect that in many if not most of these cases the channel lineups  
> are the same.
>
> How about a way to share the schedule data with multiple machines? My  
> Mom's or Brother's machine could be pointed at mine to obtain data,  
> taking some load off DataDirect.
>
> In major markets there might be dozens if not hundreds of Myth  
> systems, maybe a "local repeater" could service those machines?
>
> Or maybe Datadirect would not like that,

right

>  losing the information they  
> obtain from their survey?
>
> I guess it depends on how much of a problem the server load is for  
> DD, and I can't answer that of course.
>
> But it's just an idea...

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...
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So, I guess they'd prefer to work out their own resource issues rather 
than have us help.  :)

Mike